Extended torque tube

A torque tube for a brake assembly, the torque tube comprising:

• a tube portion having a first centerline axis;
• a conical back-leg portion extending from the tube portion in a radially outward angled orientation relative to the first centerline axis, the conical back-leg portion comprising a radially inward surface;
• and
• a lip portion disposed at a radially outward end of the conical back-leg portion, the lip portion having a proximal surface, a distal surface, and a radially outward surface, wherein the lip portion defines a hole extending from the proximal surface to the distal surface that is configured to receive a fastener for mounting a brake stack of the brake assembly, wherein the hole has a second centerline axis that is substantially parallel to the first centerline axis, wherein the radially inward surface of the conical back-leg portion continuously extends, at the radially outward angled orientation, to the radially outward surface of the lip portion such that the radially inward surface of the conical back-leg portion comprises the distal surface of the lip portion;
• wherein a distal end of the hole is defined by the distal surface of the lip portion such that the distal end of the hole comprises the radially outward angled orientation.