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Custom Design: Each Blue Ox BX1824 Tow Bar Bracket is tailored to fit perfectly on the specific towed vehicle, ensuring maximum compatibility and performance.
Finish: Powder Coat
Mounting Type: Bolt On
Mounting Hardware Included Yes/No: Yes
Material: Steel
Color: Black
The Blue Ox BX1824 Tow Bar Bracket, a reliable accessory for your towing needs, is custom designed for a perfect fit on each specific towed vehicle. This product is crafted from durable steel and finished with a protective powder coat to enhance its longevity. It boasts an easy bolt-on mounting type and comes with all necessary hardware, making do-it-yourself installation a breeze. With its black color, it effortlessly blends with your vehicle's aesthetic.
Blue Ox is known internationally for recreational and commercial towing products, manufacturing in Pender, Nebraska since 1925. The line covers tow bars and vehicle-specific baseplates for flat towing behind a motorhome, sway control and weight distributing hitches, supplemental braking accessories and towing wiring, backed by patented designs and long-standing customer service.
Blue Ox has manufactured since 1925 and is recognised internationally for towing products and customer service. The company operates from Pender, Nebraska, where it grew out of Automatic Manufacturing Co., a business that started with cattle oilers and developed into agricultural equipment, tractor accessories and trailer towing hardware. That agricultural engineering heritage still shows in how the towing products are built, and the company holds patents across weight distribution, fifth wheel and tow bar designs.
Flat towing is the discipline Blue Ox is best known for. Towing a car with all four wheels on the ground behind a motorhome demands a system that stays rigid under braking, articulates properly over uneven ground, and connects to the towed vehicle at points strong enough to take the load. Blue Ox tow bars handle the first two, with self-aligning arms that latch under tension and release without a struggle when the load is off them. Vehicle-specific baseplates handle the third, engineered per make and model to tie into structural mounting points behind the fascia.
The wider flat towing range covers supplemental braking systems, safety cables and the accessories that make a complete legal setup, along with baseplate wiring and dinghy towing harnesses that pass lighting signals to the towed vehicle without back-feeding its electrical system.
For conventional trailer towing, Blue Ox weight distributing hitches with integrated sway control transfer tongue load onto the tow vehicle's front axle and resist the yaw that crosswinds and passing trucks induce.
The company describes its foundation as customer service, designing around what owners actually ask for, and it runs an RV park adjacent to the factory where customers can stay. Sister operations at the same Nebraska site include Automatic grain roller mills and MAD-RAMPS pivoting ramp systems.
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| Year | Make & Model | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 - 1999 | Nissan Frontier | 2WD/4WD Comes with Standard Attachment Tabs Install Rating 3 Bumper Fascia Must Be Removed/Replaced During Install Minor Drilling Required Air Dam Must be Removed and Remain Off the Vehicle After Installation Specific Dingy Towing Restrictions Apply Confirm the Towability and the Pre: towing Procedures of you Vehicle with the Owner's Manual or Contact the Vehicle's Manufacturer for Specific Towing Procedures |
| 2000 | Nissan Frontier | Confirm the Towability and the Pre: towing Procedures of you Vehicle with the Owner's Manual or Contact the Vehicle's Manufacturer for Specific Towing Procedures Specific Dingy Towing Restrictions Apply Air Dam Must be Removed and Remain Off the Vehicle After Installation Minor Drilling Required Bumper Fascia Must Be Removed/Replaced During Install Install Rating 3 Comes with Standard Attachment Tabs 2WD/4WD |
The BX1824 baseplate is designed for 1998–2000 Nissan Frontier with 4WD and either 4 or 6 cylinder engines. If your Frontier matches these specifications, the baseplate will fit. The manual does not confirm compatibility with 2WD models or other years.
The manual specifies the BX1824 is for 4WD models only. Compatibility with 2WD Frontiers is not confirmed in the manual.
The kit includes: one weldment baseplate (61-5380), six 3/8 wire nuts (61-4902), eight 3/8-16 x 1 1/4 hex bolts Grade 5 (201-0368), two 3/8 hex nuts (202-0003), eight 3/8 lock washers (203-0010), and five plate spacers (102-5890). For 2000 models, two additional 3/8-16 x 2 hex bolts (201-0444) are used with the spacer plates instead of some of the 1 1/4 bolts.
Required tools are: 10 mm wrench, 10 mm socket, 12 mm wrench, 12 mm socket, Phillips screwdriver, small pry bar, 3/8 inch drill bit, and Loctite Blue or Red. A drill is also needed to create the six 3/8 inch holes required for installation.
Yes. The bumper must be removed to access the frame and install the baseplate. The installation process requires removing bolts that hold the rod support, push pins from the bottom of the bumper, bolts above the rods at the outside edges, bolts fastening the bumper to the outside brackets and frame (accessed through the grill), and bolts holding the plastic guard to the bumper. After baseplate installation, the bumper is reinstalled.
A plastic molded guard is located directly behind the bumper. It is permanently removed during BX1824 installation and is not replaced. The manual instructs the installer to give the removed piece to the vehicle owner.
Six 3/8 inch holes must be drilled. Two existing holes are already present on top of each frame; the baseplate's top front holes align with these. The remaining holes on each side of the baseplate must be marked and drilled as 3/8 inch holes. See Diagram 1 in the manual for hole locations.
1. Remove the bumper (bolt at rod support, push pins, bolts above rods, bolts through grill, bolts holding plastic guard). 2. Place the baseplate on the frame and align the top front hole to existing holes. 3. Mark and drill the remaining 3/8 inch holes. 4. Push back obstructing metal inside the frame at the top back holes and pry open a gap at the front of each frame to insert wire nuts. 5. Bolt the baseplate to the frame using Loctite on each bolt; tighten once all bolts are started. 6. Reinstall the bumper. 7. Install the tow bar and safety cables per their instructions.
Yes. For 2000 models, spacers (Item 6, part 102-5890) must be used: two spacers on one side and three on the other. When spacers are used, the longer 3/8-16 x 2 hex bolts (201-0444) are used instead of the standard 1 1/4 bolts. The manual does not specify which side receives two versus three spacers.
The six 3/8 wire nuts (61-4902) are inserted into gaps pried open at the front of each frame. The manual does not provide further detail on their specific function, but they appear to be part of the frame attachment mechanism.
The manual does not provide torque specifications. It states that Loctite should be used on each bolt and that bolts should be tightened once all are started, but no torque value is given. Contact the manufacturer or installer for the correct torque specification.
Inside the frame at the top back holes is a piece of metal that obstructs bolt insertion. During installation, this metal must be pushed back using a screwdriver to allow the bolt to be inserted. Similarly, metal at the front of each frame must be pried open to create a gap large enough for the wire nuts to be inserted.
The attachment tabs extend four inches through the grill opening.
Permanent baseplate safety cables are strongly recommended when towing a vehicle with a tow bar. The cables must be connected from the baseplate to the frame rail or cross member of the vehicle's frame. Each cable must have an adequate weight rating for the towing system. The two cables together must meet the weight rating requirement—the rating of each cable individually does not qualify. Safety cables must not be mounted against wires, hoses, or brake lines. These cables are to be used in conjunction with, and are not a replacement for, legally required safety cables attaching the towed vehicle to the towing vehicle.
Do not substitute other devices if the tow bar pins or clips are lost. Replacement pins and clips should be obtained from the tow bar manufacturer.
Before each towing trip, inspect all towing equipment for cracked welds, missing or worn parts, and loose bolts. Ensure all bolts are tightened to the recommended specifications using Loctite Red. It is the owner's responsibility to perform these inspections.
Yes. Loctite Blue or Red must be used on each bolt during installation. The manual also recommends using Loctite Red on all bolts and tightening them to the recommended specifications before each towing trip.
Yes. Blue Ox strongly recommends registering your product online at www.blueox.com. Registration ensures you are alerted to product offerings, updates, upgrades, maintenance and safety bulletins, and recalls.
Yes. The attachment tabs can be removed when not in use, if applicable to your installation.
The installer must watch for oil cooler and air conditioner lines, electrical wires and hoses, and missing parts or attaching points on the frame. If the baseplate is improperly installed and comes into contact with a wire or hose, it could cause fluid leaks or electrical shorts some time after installation. Do not mount permanent baseplate safety cables against wires, hoses, or brake lines.
The BX1824 fits 1998–2000 Nissan Frontier with 4WD and 4 or 6 cylinder engines only.
Yes. Six 3/8 inch holes must be drilled in the frame. Two existing holes are used; four new holes must be drilled and marked.
10 mm and 12 mm wrenches and sockets, Phillips screwdriver, small pry bar, 3/8 inch drill bit, and Loctite Blue or Red.
Yes. The bumper must be removed to access the frame and install the baseplate, then reinstalled after baseplate installation.
Yes. For 2000 models, use two spacers on one side and three on the other, with longer 3/8-16 x 2 bolts instead of the standard 1 1/4 bolts.
Permanent baseplate safety cables are strongly recommended. They must be connected from the baseplate to the frame rail or cross member and are not a replacement for legally required safety cables.
Inspect all towing equipment for cracked welds, missing or worn parts, and loose bolts. Ensure all bolts are tightened to recommended specifications using Loctite Red.
If the baseplate is improperly installed and comes into contact with wires or hoses, it could cause fluid leaks or electrical shorts some time after the actual baseplate installation. To prevent this, the installer must watch for oil cooler and air conditioner lines, electrical wires and hoses, and ensure the baseplate does not contact them.
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