Truck Parts and Service

November 2016

Truck Parts and Service | Heavy Duty Trucking, Aftermarket, Service Info

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The fi ve hottest products as determined by readers of truckpartsandservice.com The Buzz Various bumper, fender parts Dorman HD Solutions has re- leased its monthly crop of new former dealer only parts to its heavy-duty aftermarket product offering. This month the products include a bumper end cap, bumper extension, bumper trim, exhaust manifolds and fender support brackets. Proprietary tandem axle Paccar is launching a new proprietary tandem axle that the company says is the industry's light- est and most effi cient axle in its class, The new axle is rated at 40,000 lbs., supporting a gross combination weight of 80,000 lbs. The Paccar axle offers ratios from 2.47 to 3.70 with engine torque compatibility up to 1,650 ft.-lb. and multi- torque rating compatibility up to 1,750 ft.-lb. Kenworth and Peterbilt will begin offering the axle to customers in January 2017, Paccar says. Lightweight aftermarket brake drum Meritor has expanded its wheel-end portfolio to include Opti-Lite brake drums that offer cost- conscious after- market consumers a new lightweight drum option. Meritor says Opti-Lite drums are offered in the most popular wheel-end confi gurations for steer, drive and trailer axle applications. For ease when ordering, Meritor says the Opti-Lite brake drums will carry the same base nomenclature as the genuine STEELite X30 offering with the number 50 included as a prefi x for product clarifi cation. The prefi x 50 is associated with all Opti-Lite series part numbers. Additionally, Meritor says Opti-Lite brake drums are covered by Meritor's standard after- market warranty. Articulated steel piston AFA Industries introduces an Articulated Steel Piston for Detroit Diesel engines. The piston is available with 16.5:1 C.R. and a 3.0 mm top piston ring featuring the company's proprietary coating designed to reduce high heat scuffi ng and provide added break-in protection. AFA says it also has piston kits, in-frame and complete overhaul kits for DD Series 50 8.5-liter and DD Series 60 11.1-liter and 12.7-li- ter engine families. Ultra wide-base drive tire Yokohama Tire Corpora- tion introduces its fi rst-ever BluEarth commercial tire, the BluEarth 709L ultra wide base (UWB) drive tire. SmartWay-verifi ed and designed for maximum fuel effi ciency, the 709L is avail- able now in size 445/50R22.5. It also has a six-year retread warranty. able now in size 445/50R22.5. Various bumper, fender parts Dorman HD Solutions has re- leased its monthly crop of new former dealer only parts to its heavy-duty aftermarket that offer cost- conscious after- market consumers a The piston is available with 16.5:1 C.R. the company's proprietary coating designed to 24 Marketplace T R U C K P A R T S & S E R V I C E | N o v e m b e r 2 0 1 6

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