Blue Ox Tow Bar

I just installed my 3rd Blue Ox baseplate. This one for the 2019 Ranger has issues with the 3/4" bolt that goes inside the Ranger frame to hold the bracket on. With the last two baseplates I installed the plate side of the nutplate was long enough to bottom out on either the top or the bottom of the vehicle frame to allow the bolt to be torqued to spec. For the Ranger the plate is only approximately 2" and will not bottom out (base needs to be at least 4"). Because of this I can only apply about 10 lbs if torque instead of the 80 ft lbs specified. I called Blue Ox and explained this and the customer service told me I had to hold onto the rod while tightening and he sent me the exact same nutplates. Tried tightening while holding the rod and guess what, rod snapped off with less than 20 ft lbs of torque. No way to get a tool into the frame to grab the nut. I can only hope the Locktight works.