I just went through this with my 23 Outer Banks.
I bought the Ford factory kit, and had to cut the front plate to clear the front tow hooks.
If you do not have tow hooks, the Ford metal plate should mount fine, it'll just leave a small gap below the plastic bumper.
check my photos at this other...
After reading this thread, I bought the Ford 2 dr skid plate package for 2 Dr, "with modular bumper"
I have a 2 dr 23 outer banks, so it already has gas tank metal plate, but plastic bumpers & plastic factory bash plates.
If you have front tow hooks with a plastic bumper, the Ford metal front...
I also cannot link an Actron CP9125 to my 23 Bronco, although it works on other cars. A guy at NAPA told me that Ford found a loophole in right to repair laws & has blocked code readers without dealer readers. My friend's 20 year old Matco reader connected, but I don't know how much it could...