{"product_id":"driveshaft-shop-level-0-h-series-axles-97-01-prelude","title":"Driveshaft Shop Level 0 H Series Axles for 97-01 Prelude","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eManual Transmission Only \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSingle Arc Outer CV, Outlasts Factory \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew Throughout, Not A Rebuild \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDesigned for Street\/Daily Driving Use Only \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003c!-- split --\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca class=\"active\" href=\"#Description\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"#VehicleFitment\"\u003eVehicle Fitment\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\n\n\u003cli class=\"active\" id=\"Description\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDriveshaft Shop Level 0 Axle Set - 1997-2001 Honda Prelude (510470 \/ 510136)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe fifth gen Prelude is twenty-five years old now and axles are wearing out. The usual replacement options aren't great: cheap rebuilds put new boots on a worn core, and generic aftermarket axles are a gamble on a car that's increasingly worth keeping right. This is Driveshaft Shop's Level 0, built as a proper alternative to both, with a chromoly center bar, billet inner CV, and an outer CV design genuinely better than what Honda used. Sold as a left and right pair.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eManual Transmission Only\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eQuick check before you order. These fit \u003cstrong\u003eH22 and H23 manual\u003c\/strong\u003e applications. If your Prelude is an automatic, this isn't the right set.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eThe Outer CV Is Genuinely Better Than Factory\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the standout engineering detail and it's worth understanding.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHonda's factory outer CV uses a dual arc design, which has a known tendency to wear out prematurely. Driveshaft Shop's outer is custom made with a \u003cstrong\u003esingle arc design\u003c\/strong\u003e instead, and it addresses that wear pattern directly. Combined with a new heat treat on the 1117 billet outer, it's a meaningful improvement over the part you're removing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIf your Prelude has developed a click on turns, that's the outer CV telling you it's done. Replacing it with the same design that wore out is how you end up doing this again in a few years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eBetter Than A Rebuild\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWorth being clear about, because rebuilt axles are the obvious cheaper alternative and they're usually the wrong call.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA rebuild is a used core with new boots and grease. Whatever wear existed inside is still there, and on a car this age that's two and a half decades of unknown history. You're buying a part that already failed once and hoping the second run goes better.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis is new throughout. Chromoly center bar, real billet inner CV with an oversized tripod, and the redesigned outer. Those aren't things you find on a rebuild or a budget aftermarket axle, and they're why this outlasts what it's replacing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eBe Clear On What This Is\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDriveshaft Shop is unusually direct about positioning, and we'd rather repeat it than let you find out later.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is not a racing axle.\u003c\/strong\u003e It's a superior stock replacement and swap axle, better than any rebuild or budget aftermarket option, but it isn't built for competition-level power.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThere's no horsepower rating and no warranty against breakage.\u003c\/strong\u003e That's Driveshaft Shop's own position on the Level 0 line, not fine print we're glossing over.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor a stock or moderately built Prelude, that's exactly right and there's no reason to spend more. If you're making serious power, Driveshaft Shop's higher tiers are where to look.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eRemovable ABS Rings\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSmall detail that gives you options. The axles include ABS rings and they're removable, so you can leave them on if your car uses them or pull them if your build has moved past the factory setup.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eCheck Your Range Of Motion After Install\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWorth doing, particularly if the car is lowered.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOnce fitted, cycle the suspension through full travel and turn to full lock both directions. You're checking that the inner joint isn't bottoming out at compression or over-extending at droop, and that everything clears through the steering range.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOn a stock height car this is a quick sanity check. Lowered on coilovers it matters more, since the axle is working through angles Honda didn't plan for.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eFitment\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e1997-2001 Honda Prelude with H22 or H23 manual transmission\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePart number 510470 \/ 510136. Includes left and right axles with removable ABS rings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWho Should Run These\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis is for the Prelude owner whose axles have started clicking, and who'd rather put in something better than what failed instead of the same thing again. These cars are getting harder to find in good shape, which makes doing the job properly worth more than it used to be. Fit them, check your travel, and drive it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFits:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1997-2001 Honda Prelude, H22 and H23 manual transmission. \u003cstrong\u003ePart number:\u003c\/strong\u003e 510470 \/ 510136. \u003cstrong\u003eIncludes:\u003c\/strong\u003e left and right axles with removable ABS rings. \u003cstrong\u003eConstruction:\u003c\/strong\u003e chromoly center bar, billet inner CV with oversized tripod, single arc 1117 billet outer CV. \u003cstrong\u003eNote:\u003c\/strong\u003e not a racing axle. No horsepower rating and no warranty against breakage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n \n\u003cli id=\"VehicleFitment\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e1997-2001 Honda Prelude\u003c\/p\u003e \n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n","brand":"Driveshaft Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47512095752226,"sku":"DSS-510470-510136","price":659.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2218\/5701\/files\/DSS-510470-510136_r0tw.png?v=1789153747","url":"https:\/\/www.hybrid-racing.com\/products\/driveshaft-shop-level-0-h-series-axles-97-01-prelude","provider":"Hybrid Racing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}