Accuride’s design and manufacturing process, combined with the performance of Quantum 99 aluminum alloy, allows Accuride to specifically control the grain structure, making the wheel stronger and maintaining the wheel’s service life while also lightening the wheel to help improve fuel savings, the company says.
“This new wheel design has really proven itself during our two years of field testing on the Canadian highway system,” says Craig Kessler, Accuride senior vice president of Engineering.
- 43644 – 38 lbs. 22.5 x 8.25 in. – the newest part number in the Accu-Lite line of aluminum wheels.
Accuride says it has utilized a new patent-pending aluminum alloy to reduce the weight of three part numbers by 3 to 4 lb. each; a 5 to 7 percent improvement, overall. The new alloy employs an improved grain structure that improves fatigue, so less material is needed.
- 42362– 24.5 x 8.25 in. second generation wheel, now 50 lb., a four pound weight reduction.
- 43142– 22.5 x 14 in. third generation Duplex wheel, reduced from 55 to 51 lb.
- 43140– 22.5 x 14 in. third generation Duplex wheel, reduced from 54 to 51 lb.
Accuride also has improved and expanded on its customization of coating technologies with ProShield XGT, an extreme gloss technology improving shine, cleanability and corrosion resistance, along with ProShield Black, a custom matte-black finish, the company says. Look for both coatings to be released in the first quarter of 2020. Along with the ProShield coatings, all Accu-Lite wheels are available with standard polish and extra polish.
