As many of you know, the front knuckles from the '97-'01 Prelude non-SH are popular for use in converting to 5-lug. I've never understood their popularity, given the other parts and modification required to make them work and the existence of much better options. However, many of you use them, so I figured I'd share a recent find of mine with you.
I have the knuckles from a '04-'08 TL to allow fitment of my Brembo front calipers. They have the larger ball joints that the Legends and Preludes used. I found a Honda TSB to replace these ball joints and it includes a TSB-related part number for a ball joint kit. The kit includes both front lower ball joints, two front axle nuts and all necessary cotter pins. At Majestic Honda, it costs $43.79. It's part number 04510-SL5-000.
I bought a pair of Moog lower ball joints for these knuckles a few months ago and the quality is pretty comparable to what people have been saying of Moog as a whole recently. I wouldn't call the play sloppy, but one notch up. Nothing like an OEM ball joint. I've purchased crappier ball joints from the parts store that were better than these. I will be happy to replace mine with these.
I have the knuckles from a '04-'08 TL to allow fitment of my Brembo front calipers. They have the larger ball joints that the Legends and Preludes used. I found a Honda TSB to replace these ball joints and it includes a TSB-related part number for a ball joint kit. The kit includes both front lower ball joints, two front axle nuts and all necessary cotter pins. At Majestic Honda, it costs $43.79. It's part number 04510-SL5-000.
I bought a pair of Moog lower ball joints for these knuckles a few months ago and the quality is pretty comparable to what people have been saying of Moog as a whole recently. I wouldn't call the play sloppy, but one notch up. Nothing like an OEM ball joint. I've purchased crappier ball joints from the parts store that were better than these. I will be happy to replace mine with these.
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