I put the Blue Ox base plate on a 2015 Jeep Wrangler with the Ready Brute Elite bar with surge brakes. 5 minute hook-up and disconnect. The surge system requires an 1/8" cable run to the towed-vehicle brake pedal from the front connection. It has a eyelet and crimp visible under the front bumper. We were in Twisp, WA 2 days before their big fire and a local asked what that cable was for explaining that it looked like the smallest winch he'd ever seen.