Trailing arm suspension with wrapper compression axle mounting and articulated axle mounting

In a vehicle suspension for mounting ground-engaging wheels to a vehicle frame, the suspension system comprising at least two arms secured to opposite sides of the frame;

• at least one wheel carrying axle mounted to said arms through an axle mounting assembly;
• a hollow wrapper band having a width greater than a thickness and circumscribing the axle with inner surface portions shaped to conform to at least a portion of at least two sets of diametrically opposed and circumferentially spaced external surfaces of the axle;
• the improvement comprising:
• the wrapper band is under a tension sufficient to compress the axle at each of the inner surface portions of the wrapper band and evenly distribute a compressive load on the axle across the at least two sets of diametrically opposed external surfaces of the axle sufficient to prevent relative movement of the axle with respect to the wrapper band under ordinary service conditions;
• and
• a brake actuator bracket fixed directly to the wrapper band and a brake actuator is mounted to the brake actuator bracket.