Beam Axle
Used & Rebuilt Beam Axle
Beam Axle
What is a beam axle
A beam axle or a rigid axle or a solid axle or a live axle is a dependent suspension design in which a set of wheels is laterally connected using a single beam or shaft. It is typically used in the rear of a rear wheel drive vehicle. It is also found on both the front and rear of four-wheel drive vehicles. Even though it is usually suspended by leaf-spring-type suspension, it can also be suspended by coil springs or by a pan hard bar to maintain the axle’s position between the chassis frame rails.

The beam axle has been used in almost every type of automobile and truck ever produced. The beam axle is able to create a strong platform to design a vehicle on by placing axle tubes rigidly mounted to a differential. While it does not produce the ride quality and smoothness of an independent rear axle, the beam axle can be brought up to high quality ride standards through careful spring and shock-absorber selection.
Symptoms of a failing beam axle
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