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SoCalGlide said:
Hit up ebay. I got a never used Brake Buddy for a couple hundred bucks. Ebay isn't what it used to be, but if you're patient, the deals are still there.
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I think the hard part with finding this on eBay is it seems they're all pieces out so I have to buy every part individually, making sure I get everything from the same generation (seems like there was 2 or 3?)
DaveC said:
https://www.truegether.com/listing....jVASXtPEKXprOqYfO2FDbZj7QB273QTUaAiVBEALw_wcB

Hell, if Camping World is going to hit you for +$700, may as well just pony up for the whole system from the manufacturer and get the better tow bar in the process.

https://nsarvproducts.com/products/...t_oLppng8g-iPeHqB_ZXH11rHHEkxMlMaAodGEALw_wcB

Edit: Disregard the 2nd link; after looking at it again, it's just the fancy tow bar. At first glance, I thought it was the brake + fancy towbar.
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Fwiw its about the same price or higher everywhere I've seen so far... Haven't done SERIOUS looking yet but...

I do already have a tow bar that I think is exactly what I want as well
 
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The D ring adapter from RoadMaster are too small for the mount from MetalCloak.

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I'm planning on just grinding the bumper mounted brackets a bit thinner. Would there be problems on using them for winch pulls if I made them a little thinner?
 
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Wildman said:
https://www.etrailer.com/Base-Plate...gN92P9cIZ047MyGCPsehFVdcJcRDdyvsaArAuEALw_wcB

https://www.etrailer.com/Base-Plate...gN92P9cIZ047MyGCPsehFVdcJcRDdyvsaArAuEALw_wcB

https://www.etrailer.com/Base-Plate...FQ5lxfq7Uf5GeIBHXX61CAi6zusv7ZMoaAimeEALw_wcB
https://www.etrailer.com/Base-Plate...g1qn1Z_hx9tPKu1UFll0S2udvRSo9rz4aAmqdEALw_wcB
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Apparition said:
They offer a couple variations and sizes.

Amazon has them too

https://www.amazon.com/Roadmaster-035-1-Adapter-Bumper-Mounts/dp/B01KHLJW3W?tag=wranglerorg-20
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This amazon one is the one I have, for 1" thick D-ring mounts. Do appreciate the help, these are all the blue ox/roadmaster ones I was mentioning though.

The blue ox ones are designed for 7/8" thick d-ring tabs, so they're even smaller. Seems like the metalcloak thing is wider than a traditional tab?
 
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lBasket said:
This amazon one is the one I have, for 1" thick D-ring mounts. Do appreciate the help, these are all the blue ox/roadmaster ones I was mentioning though.

The blue ox ones are designed for 7/8" thick d-ring tabs, so they're even smaller. Seems like the metalcloak thing is wider than a traditional tab?
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How wide is the metalcloak mount?
 
lBasket said:
This amazon one is the one I have, for 1" thick D-ring mounts. Do appreciate the help, these are all the blue ox/roadmaster ones I was mentioning though.

The blue ox ones are designed for 7/8" thick d-ring tabs, so they're even smaller. Seems like the metalcloak thing is wider than a traditional tab?
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Just to make sure I'm understanding the Metalcloak tow points are wider than 1"? If that's the case I wonder if you could take them to a machine shop and have them trimmed down to 1" width up to the point where they meet the bumper? Necked down I think would be a little stronger.
 
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Wildman said:
Just to make sure I'm understanding the Metalcloak tow points are wider than 1"? If that's the case I wonder if you could take them to a machine shop and have them trimmed down to 1" width up to the point where they meet the bumper? Necked down I think would be a little stronger.
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Turns out I can't read, I went and measured and the metalclock tow points are 1", I was wrong on which adapters I had. That's the easiest solution at least
 
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lBasket said:
Turns out I can't read, I went and measured and the metalclock tow points are 1", I was wrong on which adapters I had. That's the easiest solution at least
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COOL glad you got it figured out and it was something EASY.... Been down that other road before and it's always a PITA trying to get things to work together.

Hopefully I'll be seeing you in June.
 
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Wildman said:
COOL glad you got it figured out and it was something EASY.... Been down that other road before and it's always a PITA trying to get things to work together.
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Yep! It felt like something was off since these tow brackets used to be advertised as being for flat towing
Wildman said:
Hopefully I'll be seeing you in June.
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Hopefully! You can always just bring it out on the trailer non-operational and we can see those build thread updates real-time if it comes to it
;)
 
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