Will the Etrailer Base Plate Kit Work W/ the Ready Brute Elite Tow Bar?

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Looking at this base plate for a 1999 Jeep Wrangler TJ. Will this base plate work with a Ready Brute Elite II tow-bar using the Blue Ox Clevises already included with the tow bar? Or do I need a Blue Ox base plate?

asked by: Raul O

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Expert Reply:

The etrailer Invisible Base Plate Kit # e98946 is actually not going to work with your Ready Brute Elite Tow bar. Instead, you're going to need to use the Blue Ox Base Plate Kit # BX1120 with the Blue Ox Base Plate Adapter Brackets for Ready Brute Elite Tow Bars # BX88297.

expert reply by: Bryce D

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Answer 1

With the etrailer Invisible Base Plate Kit #e98948, there isn't any adapters to allow you to use the Ready Brute II tow bar. What you're going to want to do is, use the Blue Ox Base Plate Kit #BX1139 with the adapters #BX88297. From…

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Answer 2

You pretty much have everything you will need to haul your 1999 Jeep TJ, but you will need an adapter to connect the etrailer Invisible Base Plate Kit #e98946 to the Roadmaster Falcon 2 Tow Bar #RM-520. Here is the adapter #e99037. The Brake Buddy…

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Answer 3

Hopkins offers a flex cable, part #HM47053 that sounds exactly like what you need. On one end, it has the 7-way plug that's compatible with your RV, and a 6-way plug on the other that would plug into your towed vehicle. I'll link you…

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Answer 4

Yes your 2005 Jeep Wrangler does need a supplemental braking system to flat tow in California, and the best option for that is a portable braking system. Not only is it the most economical, but if you wind up changing your towed vehicle at some…

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Answer 5

How many pins does the connector have on your tow vehicle? If there are six total pins including the center pin you would want the part #BX88206. If instead there are 4 pins on the smaller connector you would want the part #BX88254.

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Answer 6

You can certainly do that. You'll want to be sure to wire the pin on the vehicle side to correspond with the 12-v power supply pin on the 6-way motorhome trailer connector however. Some 6-ways use the center pin as the brake controller…

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Answer 7

Great question! The Brake Buddy Classic 3 #HM39494 is a more basic system than the Brake Buddy Select 3 #HM39524 as the Classic just uses preset braking (which applies the brakes at a preset intensity when the inertia sensor detects deceleration)…

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Answer 8

Yes, the Demco tabless base plate will work with blue ox tow bars. Demco Tabless Base Plate Kit - Removable Arms #DM9519336.

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Answer 9

I do have an option but there are currently no Roadmaster base plate kits for a 2021 Jeep Wrangler per Roadmaster. Therefore, I must recommend the etrailer Invisible Base Plate Kit part #e98948 which is a better option because it replaces the ends…

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Answer 10

The Demco Tabless Base Plate Kit - Removable Arms #DM9519330 is only compatible with Demco Victory Series tow bars. For a base plate kit that will work with your Ready Brute Elite tow bar you will need the Blue Ox Base Plate Kit #BO94FR. In…

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Answer 11

The difference between the Class II and Class III hitches has to do with their Gross Trailer Weight (GTW), their Tongue Weight (TW), and their Hitch Receiver Size. Class II trailer hitch receivers have a 1-1/4 inch receiver and can be rated up to…

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Answer 12

A 4-Way trailer connector has the basic lighting functions only; running lights, left turn signal and brake lights, right turn signal and brake lights, and ground. A 7-Way has these functions and a 12 volt circuit, a circuit for electric trailer…

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