Bull bar / nudge bar?

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Has anyone added a bull bar/nudge bar to their 21-24 Sports ? Some sites say if my Sport has tow hooks, ( which it does) some are incompatible. Thanks
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Has anyone added a bull bar/nudge bar to their 21-24 Sports ? Some sites say if my Sport has tow hooks, ( which it does) some are incompatible. Thanks
its possible but going to be silly expensive if you go with the Ford parts that are on the Sasquatch. The bar alone is back ordered most places and here’s one I found in stock $2500+

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Has anyone added a bull bar/nudge bar to their 21-24 Sports ? Some sites say if my Sport has tow hooks, ( which it does) some are incompatible. Thanks
Do your tow hooks have a hole at the top that is about 7/8ā€ diameter? The nudge bar I removed had bushings, or inserts if you want to call them that, about 7/8ā€ diameter, that went through the holes on the recovery point block.
 

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Here’s the part list of what you’ll need for the OEM bar. A bit cheaper than the other one I found. Only $1900 for the bar only 😳. #3 in the diagram is the tow hook style the bar mounts too. The ones that come on the badlands are #4

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The tow hooks are $651 and you’ll need two. I don’t believe these came on any on the Bronco Sports without the Nudge Bar. So bar $1900, hooks 2 x $651, bushings 2 x $35 = $3272 in parts. You could probably have something custom fabricated for less.

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My tow hook

Ford Bronco Sport Bull bar / nudge bar? IMG_5005
From this pic, I don’t see how it would work. I just don’t see the bolt holes to mount the recovery block. Refer to Pixlpush’s diagram.
 

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Yeah I looked into this too but ended up passing because of the crazy high cost - you're looking at over $3k just for the OEM parts plus installation.
 

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Yeah I looked into this too but ended up passing because of the crazy high cost - you're looking at over $3k just for the OEM parts plus installation.
I have a nudge bar I would let go for a few hundred, but it’s the other hardware that would send the project to the moon.
 


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I think everyone here has missed the question is asking about a 21-24… and every recommendation has been the OEM one from a 25.
Ford didn't offer a specific OEM nudge bar directly from the factory, but there are some third party options like rough country:

Nudge Bar Ford Bronco Sport 4WD (2021-2024)

there are some caveats, though (from rough country)
  • Does NOT work with vehicles equipped with factory tow hooks.
  • Requires minor cutting/drilling.
  • LEDs are for off-road use ONLY.
  • May interfere with parking sensors, proximity sensors and external cruise control sensors.
  • In states requiring a front license plate you will have to relocate to the lower portion of the factory front bumper.
However, since he said he has tow hooks, it probably won’t work, though.
 

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Ford didn't offer a specific OEM nudge bar directly from the factory, but there are some third party options like rough country:

Nudge Bar Ford Bronco Sport 4WD (2021-2024)

there are some caveats, though (from rough country)
  • Does NOT work with vehicles equipped with factory tow hooks.
  • Requires minor cutting/drilling.
  • LEDs are for off-road use ONLY.
  • May interfere with parking sensors, proximity sensors and external cruise control sensors.
  • In states requiring a front license plate you will have to relocate to the lower portion of the factory front bumper.
However, since he said he has tow hooks, it probably won’t work, though.
Thus the reason this post was created. šŸ˜‰
 

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Has anyone added a bull bar/nudge bar to their 21-24 Sports ? Some sites say if my Sport has tow hooks, ( which it does) some are incompatible. Thanks
There are some that require you remove the tow hooks, and there are a couple that mount without removing them. Depends on what look you want.

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Rough Country

They all have options. Rally Innovations you can keep your tow hooks.
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