Matt_

I didn't think they made kits for our trucks. I could be wrong, but i believe most "kits" are targeted towards axles commonly used in SAS's and trail rigs. If there is one, problem solved

Welcome to a public forum. You're going to get opinions whether you want them or not. Your question was: My answer is NO. Because of the safety factor that these parts are designed to, it's unlikely that you have a lot of room for play without putting yourself and other peoples safety at risk. I personally think that anyone who grinds down their brake calipers to fit different wheels on a vehicle that's driven on public streets is a complete idiot and i pray they never fail and hurt anyone. There are plenty of other ways to make your vehicle "stand out" that doesn't require high risk. That's my opinion, take it or leave it. As far as your second idea is concerned. I'd just go to a parts store and have them pull out a caliper assembly and rotor for both trucks and compare them to see if they might bolt up. Still taking a step back in terms of braking performance (which i'd probably laugh at anyone when they told me they did that just to fit 1" smaller wheels) but at least the parts aren't hacked from their OEM configuration. Throw some SS brake lines on there to help keep the pressure up while you're at it.

How did you verify there weren't any safety issues? Just because someone didn't have one fail? There's a fine line between "no issues" and "lucky". Did someone run analysis to see what the new fatigue life of those calipers are? Cut one in half to measure the actual wall thickness and do some pressure vessel calcs to determine the stresses? You're screwing with the single MOST IMPORTANT safety feature on the vehicle. Keep in mind that with high material costs and efforts to reduce weight, I highly doubt there's a lot of excess material there that wasn't deemed necessary by extensive analysis. Show me some FEA and calc's and we'll talk. But if all you got is "some back yard mechanics did it and didn't have a problem"... then I'd advise you to think a little bit more and consider the consequences.

brakes are THE most important safety feature....

See the first page of this thread. We retracted the NBS and NNBS designations already. It's also not allowed in the for sale forum and there's a sticky there. When you see someone new, remind them we don't use those terms here. Unfortunately, there's a lot of other websites where they use those ridiculous terms and seem to refuse to change

There have been quite a few members posting about this 'popping' noise lately.... im interested to see where thiis goes.. Can you feel it in the steering wheel at all or is it just audible and nothing can actually be felt?

On a relatively new vehicle you shouldn't have to un-adjust the shoes to get the drum off. Give the hub surface a few good whacks with 2lb hammer in 3 equally spaced spots; this will break any bonds loose. At that point, you should be able to pull it off.... sometimes i find that its easier to pull off if you rotate it at the same time, so make sure you have the other side in the air and the wheel off.

Yeah, like pushing a reset button on the dash to relearn all positions at once. it wouldnt be able to identify the sensor locations in that case. tpms systems that dont tell you the pressures at each tire have a single reset button. honestly... its not that hard to do. ive reset mine numerous time for new tire/wheel combos and new rotations and ive never had it not work on the first try..... i really dont know how much easier they can make it......