“On the steer axle, if you can provide a weight balance ... cars and light trucks. Notably, the front spring on the Daimler Sprinter van is a LiteFlex composite. However, the last change to ...

A new Steertek front steer axle from Hendrickson Truck ... is rated at 12,500 lb. capacity. The axle includes lightweight springs, innovative leaf springs and optimized design of the front and ...

Western Star announced that a 23,000-lb front steer axle is now available ... 23,000-lb flat leaf front springs available in all models. Detroit front axles are designed to be up to 40 pounds ...

Hendrickson Truck Commercial Vehicle Systems now offers its next-generation SteerTek NXT axle on select ... Hendrickson's monoleaf spring technology to form the Softek lightweight front suspension ...

MATS, LOUISVILLE -- Hendrickson Truck Commercial Vehicle Systems announced theSoftek NXT, a light-weight front steer axle with mono-leaf spring suspension. Softek NXT is Hendrickson’s latest ...

The Kenworth T880 Twin Steer provides 40,000-lb. rated front axles, springs and steering gears. The front suspension is equalized between the front and rear steer axles for greater driver comfort ...

Hendrickson Truck Suspension Systems says its new Steertek NXT is the next generation of its proven, weight-saving fabricated front steer axle. Designed for the global ... combined with Hendrickson’s ...

New from Hendrickson is the AIRTEK front air suspension and steer axle package, initially availble only on Freightliner ... The patented single leaf spring shares loads equally with the air springs.

Hendrickson Truck Commercial Vehicle Systems announced Thursday at the Mid-America Trucking Show Thursday the introduction of its SOFTEK NXT, a light-weight front steer axle with mono-leaf spring ...

A truck's load capacity reflected its frame strength, axle beam size, steering gear, linkage stamina, spring load rates, and brake capacity. Use of a beam front axle with a torque tube or ...

So, if you decide to “drop” all that front-end weight and go the tube axle route, take your time and do it right. A close-up view (above) showing the spring hangers welded in place.

Meritor, Inc. (Meritor) is recalling certain 10-16K and 18-23K front steer drive axles, part numbers FSD 8-16K and FSD 18. An insufficient amount of lubricant in the front steer drive (FSD ...