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Monday, April 21, 2025

Meritor expands wheel-end portfolio

Meritor announced an expansion of its wheel-end portfolio to include Opti-Lite brake drums. The Opti-Lite drum is designed for linehaul and weight-sensitive applications such as tanker/trailer and freight.

โ€œDeveloped on the same platform as our established STEELite X30 brake drums, the Opti-Lite drum maintains the high quality associated with its genuine product heritage and offers similar weight and fuel savings,โ€ said David Reid, senior product manager, aftermarket for Meritor. โ€œThe lower price of the Opti-Lite will appeal to customers in search of an economical drum option produced in the United States.โ€

โ€œOpti-Lite drums do not require welded-on weights and offer an optimized balance spec for smoother performance on the road,โ€ Reid added.

For ease of identification and ordering, the Opti-Lite brake drums will carry the same base nomenclature as the genuine STEELite X30 offering with the number 50 included as a prefix for product clarification. The prefix 50 is associated with all Opti-Lite series part numbers. Opti-Lite brake drums are covered by Meritorโ€™s standard aftermarket warranty. For more information about the drums and specification details, visit Literature on Demand on meritor.com and search for publication number SP-16169.