It is this assembly that carries the vehicle weight. As such, a full-floating axle system is considerably stronger than an equivalently sized semi-floating system. See All 10 Photos For those of ...

The wheel hub is mounted on this spindle and rides on tapered roller bearings; this assembly carries the vehicle weight. As such, a full-floating axle system is considerably stronger than an ...

Full-floating rear axles have their history in large trucks ... only it is hollow to allow the axle to meet up with the wheel assembly. A hub rides on two bearings and is allowed to spin like ...

The full-float name stems from its layout, which features a wheel hub assembly that’s entirely separate from the axle shaft. This is a good thing because that means the axle shaft only has to ...