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NBS Front Brake Swap for OBS Trucks

Sounds like this is the answer. I assume the offset on the 99+ 16" wheels is different than on the OBS 16s? In that case, a spacer should work. Really want to keep the stock look. I didn't feel like the line had enough slack to use the upper bracket. I actually had to flip the bracket that...
- txyaloo
- Post #234
- May 7, 2019
- Forum: Axles + Brakes
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NBS Front Brake Swap for OBS Trucks

I can't imagine I'm the first person to try this with stock wheels. I actually prefer them over newer styles. I've ordered a spacer to see how that looks/works. I thought about flipping the bolts. That may be my next step when I have more time to work on it. Flip the bolts, pull one of the...
- txyaloo
- Post #231
- May 6, 2019
- Forum: Axles + Brakes
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NBS Front Brake Swap for OBS Trucks

I did the swap over the weekend but have run into something no one else has mentioned. In the air, everything was good. Tires spun freely. Set the truck down and took it for a test drive only to find the bolts securing the upper ball joint were rubbing on the wheel on each side. I'm running...
- txyaloo
- Post #229
- May 6, 2019
- Forum: Axles + Brakes