What genius at Ford?

[OCNORB1974]

Idk what you are pulling but every boat trailer Ive towed with my Bronco has required taking off the tire so the safety pin doesnt hit the tire/bottom of tailgate

Is all you have to do is by an extension, doesn’t take a “genius” to figure that out.

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[Scott R Nelson]

OP is getting a lot of crap here, but a picture of his trailer and hitch would go a long way toward people being able to help…

Nah, we're here to ridicule...

...at least for the stuff with obvious easy solutions like this one.

 

[B Miller]

Had a buddy who mounted a cargo basket on the hitch. Had to put a 2-3" extender on.

 

[Herewegoagain]

Who the F### at Ford design the rear of the Bronco to make it f%%%%ng useless for towing unless you remove the spare tire every time

*I have factory tow package

It doesn't matter because Donkies are pretty much useless for towing anything !

 

[2023bronco]

Add "Indecipherable shitting on Ford without photos" to the categories of posts that get the most attention.

 

[#1Broncogirl]

Who the F### at Ford design the rear of the Bronco to make it f%%%%ng useless for towing unless you remove the spare tire every time

*I have factory tow package

Yes it’s a pain in the A**, but if you just use a short hitch extension that helps.. I agree whoever designed that section obviously never towed anything before

 

[Rocky905]

Who the F### at Ford design the rear of the Bronco to make it f%%%%ng useless for towing unless you remove the spare tire every time

*I have factory tow package

That, or you can get an extender.

 

[XirallicBolts]

I don't want solutions, I just want to be angry.

This is useful at least in that I'll have to check it the hitch I use on the Flex is incompatible with the Bronco. Never considered the spare getting in the way because we normally use the Flex for towing anyway

 

[Squatch]

 

[Tacanta14]

Seems like you've never heard of longer tow bars, or extensions.

 

[Scoop]

The Bronco was designed for off-road use. It was not designed to be a tow vehicle. Same general design as a Wrangler. It works fine with a short extension.

OP needs to apologize to the Ford engineers for an uninformed post.

 

[Reidt131]

I've pulled my teardrop trailer and also my quad trailer since day 1 with no issues,well only issue is can't open rear door when pulling trailer because they thought copying Jeep would be smart instead of a drop down tailgate

Wouldn't a drop down tailgate just smash into the hitch? On the F150 there is a bit more vertical space to accommodate the hitch, but with the lower load floor of the Bronco there is limited space.

I guess you would be able to crack the tailgate a bit, but that would still be really awkward to remove items from.

 

[Reidt131]

I've had to remove the spare to tow a small camper with an electric jack that was in the way. I also had to remove it to tow a U-haul 6x12 enclosed trailer. Did not have to remove to tow an open motorcycle trailer from Uhaul.

What gets me is the location of the wiring - I've had to remove the wiring bracket to get my bike rack threaded pin in.

Is it a One-up rack? I noticed the same lack of space, but I was able to sneak the pin up and over the 7 pin connector to get it in the hole.

 

[Reidt131]

Would have been interesting how a drop down tailgate with spare tire would have worked on a Bronco.

Would have to be an external tire carrier that still swings to the right, mounted to the bumper. At least that's how the older ones did it.

I wonder what crash rating stuff came into play when choosing which tailgate/carrier design to go with?

 

[TNTACO]

Would love to see a picture of this. I am struggling to understand the problem. I cant imagine you wouldn't need some drop anyway given the height of the bronco. The trailer is supposed to be level to ride right anyway.

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