An axle assembly comprising: a housing assembly; a bearing support disposed on the housing assembly, the bearing support including: a body that has a locking fastener hole; and a bearing journal that extends from the body, the bearing journal having a bearing journal hole that is disposed along an axis and is adapted to receive an axle output shaft (28, 30), an outer bearing journal surface disposed opposite the bearing journal hole, and a threaded portion that is disposed proximate the outer bearing journal surface; an adjuster ring that is disposed on the bearing journal and includes: a threaded region that receives and mates with the threaded portion; and a set of openings that are arranged around the axis; and a locking fastener that is received in the locking fastener hole and in a member of the set of openings to inhibit rotation of the adjuster ring about the axis; characterized in that: the bearing support includes a first roller bearing assembly that has a first inner race that is disposed on the outer bearing journal surface and a first outer race disposed opposite the first inner race that facilitates rotation of a ring gear; and the adjuster ring is disposed on the first inner race. a housing assembly; a bearing support disposed on the housing assembly, the bearing support including: a body that has a locking fastener hole; and a bearing journal that extends from the body, the bearing journal having a bearing journal hole that is disposed along an axis and is adapted to receive an axle output shaft (28, 30), an outer bearing journal surface disposed opposite the bearing journal hole, and a threaded portion that is disposed proximate the outer bearing journal surface; a body that has a locking fastener hole; and a bearing journal that extends from the body, the bearing journal having a bearing journal hole that is disposed along an axis and is adapted to receive an axle output shaft (28, 30), an outer bearing journal surface disposed opposite the bearing journal hole, and a threaded portion that is disposed proximate the outer bearing journal surface; an adjuster ring that is disposed on the bearing journal and includes: a threaded region that receives and mates with the threaded portion; and a set of openings that are arranged around the axis; and a threaded region that receives and mates with the threaded portion; and a set of openings that are arranged around the axis; and a locking fastener that is received in the locking fastener hole and in a member of the set of openings to inhibit rotation of the adjuster ring about the axis; characterized in that: the bearing support includes a first roller bearing assembly that has a first inner race that is disposed on the outer bearing journal surface and a first outer race disposed opposite the first inner race that facilitates rotation of a ring gear; and the adjuster ring is disposed on the first inner race. the bearing support includes a first roller bearing assembly that has a first inner race that is disposed on the outer bearing journal surface and a first outer race disposed opposite the first inner race that facilitates rotation of a ring gear; and the adjuster ring is disposed on the first inner race.