ComposiLite suspension for lift axles
Hendrickson
4/24/02 — Hendrickson International’s new ComposiLite technology, first unveiled at the Mid-America Trucking Show this past March, brings 13,200-pound capacity suspension to the lift axle industry while weighing only 812 pounds.
The product maintains Hendrickson’s design of the ParaLift Ultra while trimming more than 150 pounds. The weight savings are due to the utilization of aluminum components and lightweight composites.
ComposiLite features corrosive resistant aluminum, a composite tie-rod, and in-line air springs. The aluminum frame hangers and upper air spring plates provide easy drilling and can be mounted separately from the rest of the suspension.
The in-line air springs provide maximized packaging, eliminate the confusion of inboard versus outboard mounted air springs and remove the risk of possible driveline interference, the company says.
ComposiLite measures 24.75 inches from front edge of hanger to centerline of axle, allowing multiple axle configurations, provides 8 inches of lift, 2 inches of total axle travel, and a wheel cut of 27 degrees.
The launch of ComposiLite extends the company’s steerable suspension ParaLift series.
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