A Front Wheel Drive 23,000 Pound Axle

A combination of features, including disc brakes, make this an axle that meets the Law and the On-Off Highway Truck requirements. The discussion is concerned with the axle design.

Design is much more than a set of complex calculations. This discussion avoids the calculations and concentrates on the why and how that lies behind the particular combination of parts, many of them being standard commercial parts, that make this integrated axle assembly.