How do you remove and install struts on Honda Prelude?

To remove and install the struts, first raise and safely support the vehicle, then remove the front wheels. Next, take off the brake hose clamp bolts from the strut and unfasten the damper fork bolts to remove the damper fork. From the engine compartment, take out the three upper strut mounting nuts and remove the strut from the vehicle. When installing, use new self-locking bolts for the struts and damper forks. Install the strut into the vehicle and hand-tighten the upper mounting nuts. Fit the strut into the damper fork, ensuring the alignment mark on the strut tube matches the groove on the damper fork. Hand-tighten the pinch bolt and damper fork bolt, then reinstall the front wheels and lower the vehicle. With all four wheels on the ground, tighten the damper fork nut to 47 ft. lbs. (65 Nm) while holding the damper fork bolt, tighten the damper fork pinch bolt to 32 ft. lbs. (44 Nm), and the upper strut mounting nuts to 28 ft. lbs. (39 Nm). Finally, tighten the wheel lug nuts to 80 ft. lbs. (108 Nm) and check the vehicle's front end alignment. For overhaul, if the strut assemblies are worn or damaged, they must be replaced, as they are sealed units, with the coil spring being the only removable component.

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Honda Prelude Shock Absorber Unit, Left Front
Part Number: 51606-S30-A01
$186.44 MSRP: $265.58
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Product Specifications
- Other Name: Strut
- Position: Front Driver Side
- Warranty: This genuine part is guaranteed by Honda's factory warranty.
Fits the following Vehicles:
- 1997-2001 Honda Prelude | 2 Door Base | KA 4AT, KA 5MT, KL 4AT, KL 5MT
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Honda Prelude Shock Absorber Unit, Right Front (Showa)
Part Number: 51605-SF1-923
$74.35 MSRP: $105.01
You Save: $30.66 (30%)
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Product Specifications
- Position: Front Passenger Side
- Replaced by: 51605-SF1-924
- Warranty: This genuine part is guaranteed by Honda's factory warranty.
Fits the following Vehicles:
- 1988 Honda Prelude | 2 Door 2.0SI | KA 4AT, KA 5MT, KL 4AT, KL 5MT
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Honda Prelude Shock Absorber Unit, Left Front (Showa)
Part Number: 51606-SF1-923
$74.35 MSRP: $105.01
You Save: $30.66 (30%)
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Product Specifications
- Position: Front Driver Side
- Replaced by: 51606-SF1-924
- Warranty: This genuine part is guaranteed by Honda's factory warranty.
Fits the following Vehicles:
- 1988 Honda Prelude | 2 Door 2.0SI | KA 4AT, KA 5MT, KL 4AT, KL 5MT
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Honda Prelude Shock Absorber Unit, Right Front (Showa)
Part Number: 51605-SF1-014
$76.20 MSRP: $107.63
You Save: $31.43 (30%)
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Product Specifications
- Position: Front Passenger Side
- Replaced by: 51605-SF1-926
- Warranty: This genuine part is guaranteed by Honda's factory warranty.
Fits the following Vehicles:
- 1988 Honda Prelude | 2 Door 2.0S | KA 4AT, KA 5MT, KL 4AT, KL 5MT
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Honda Prelude Shock Absorber Unit, Left Front (Showa)
Part Number: 51606-SF1-024
$76.20 MSRP: $107.63
You Save: $31.43 (30%)
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Product Specifications
- Position: Front Driver Side
- Replaced by: 51606-SF1-926
- Warranty: This genuine part is guaranteed by Honda's factory warranty.
Fits the following Vehicles:
- 1988 Honda Prelude | 2 Door 2.0S | KA 4AT, KA 5MT, KL 4AT, KL 5MT
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Honda Prelude Shock Absorber Unit, Right Front (Showa)
Part Number: 51605-SF1-024
$76.20 MSRP: $107.63
You Save: $31.43 (30%)
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Product Specifications
- Position: Front Passenger Side
- Replaced by: 51605-SF1-926
- Warranty: This genuine part is guaranteed by Honda's factory warranty.
Fits the following Vehicles:
- 1988 Honda Prelude | 2 Door 2.0S | KA 4AT, KA 5MT, KL 4AT, KL 5MT
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Honda Prelude Shock Absorber Unit, Left Front (Showa)
Part Number: 51606-SF1-014
$76.20 MSRP: $107.63
You Save: $31.43 (30%)
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Product Specifications
- Position: Front Driver Side
- Replaced by: 51606-SF1-926
- Warranty: This genuine part is guaranteed by Honda's factory warranty.
Fits the following Vehicles:
- 1988 Honda Prelude | 2 Door 2.0S | KA 4AT, KA 5MT, KL 4AT, KL 5MT
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Honda Prelude Shock Absorber Unit, Right Rear (Showa)
Part Number: 52611-SF1-004
$77.99 MSRP: $110.15
You Save: $32.16 (30%)
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Product Specifications
- Position: Rear Passenger Side
- Replaced by: 52611-SF1-904
- Warranty: This genuine part is guaranteed by Honda's factory warranty.
Fits the following Vehicles:
- 1988 Honda Prelude | 2 Door 2.0S | KA 4AT, KA 5MT, KL 4AT, KL 5MT
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Honda Prelude Shock Absorber Unit, Right Rear (Showa)
Part Number: 52611-SF1-014
$77.99 MSRP: $110.15
You Save: $32.16 (30%)
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Product Specifications
- Position: Rear Passenger Side
- Replaced by: 52611-SF1-904
- Warranty: This genuine part is guaranteed by Honda's factory warranty.
Fits the following Vehicles:
- 1989-1991 Honda Prelude | 2 Door 2.0S, 2 Door 2.0SI | KA 4AT, KA 5MT, KL 4AT, KL 5MT
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Honda Prelude Shock Absorber Unit, Left Rear (Showa)
Part Number: 52612-SF1-004
Product Specifications
- Position: Rear Driver Side
- Warranty: This genuine part is guaranteed by Honda's factory warranty.
Fits the following Vehicles:
- 1988 Honda Prelude | 2 Door 2.0S | KA 4AT, KA 5MT, KL 4AT, KL 5MT
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Honda Prelude Shock Absorber Unit, Front (Tokiko)
Part Number: 51605-SB0-023
Product Specifications
- Other Name: Strut; Shock
- Position: Front
- Replaces: 51605-SB0-034, 51605-SB0-024, 51605-SB0-014, 51605-SB0-013
- Warranty: This genuine part is guaranteed by Honda's factory warranty.
Fits the following Vehicles:
- 1983-1987 Honda Prelude | 2 Door DX, 2 Door SI | KA 4AT, KA 5MT, KH 4AT, KH 5MT, KL 4AT, KL 5MT
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Honda Prelude Shock Absorber Unit, FR. (Showa)
Part Number: 51605-SB0-034
Product Specifications
- Replaced by: 51605-SB0-023
- Warranty: This genuine part is guaranteed by Honda's factory warranty.
Fits the following Vehicles:
- 1983-1987 Honda Prelude | 2 Door DX, 2 Door SI | KA 4AT, KA 5MT, KH 4AT, KH 5MT, KL 4AT, KL 5MT
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Honda Prelude Shock Absorber Unit, Left Rear (Showa)
Part Number: 52612-SF1-902
Product Specifications
- Position: Rear Driver Side
- Warranty: This genuine part is guaranteed by Honda's factory warranty.
Fits the following Vehicles:
- 1988 Honda Prelude | 2 Door 2.0SI | KA 4AT, KA 5MT, KL 4AT, KL 5MT
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Honda Prelude Shock Absorber Unit, Left Rear (Showa)
Part Number: 52612-SF1-014
Product Specifications
- Other Name: Shock Absorber; Strut
- Position: Rear Driver Side
- Replaces: 52612-SF1-000
- Warranty: This genuine part is guaranteed by Honda's factory warranty.
Fits the following Vehicles:
- 1989-1991 Honda Prelude | 2 Door 2.0S, 2 Door 2.0SI | KA 4AT, KA 5MT, KL 4AT, KL 5MT
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Honda Prelude Shock Absorber Unit, Right Front (Showa)
Part Number: 51605-SF1-924
Product Specifications
- Other Name: Shock Absorber; Strut
- Position: Front Passenger Side
- Replaces: 51605-SF1-923
- Warranty: This genuine part is guaranteed by Honda's factory warranty.
Fits the following Vehicles:
- 1988 Honda Prelude | 2 Door 2.0SI | KA 4AT, KA 5MT, KL 4AT, KL 5MT
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Honda Prelude Shock Absorber Unit, Left Front (Showa)
Part Number: 51606-SF1-924
Product Specifications
- Position: Front Driver Side
- Replaces: 51606-SF1-923
- Warranty: This genuine part is guaranteed by Honda's factory warranty.
Fits the following Vehicles:
- 1988 Honda Prelude | 2 Door 2.0SI | KA 4AT, KA 5MT, KL 4AT, KL 5MT
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Honda Prelude Shock Absorber Unit, Right Front (Showa)
Part Number: 51605-SF1-034
Product Specifications
- Position: Front Passenger Side
- Replaced by: 51605-SF1-926
- Warranty: This genuine part is guaranteed by Honda's factory warranty.
Fits the following Vehicles:
- 1989-1991 Honda Prelude | 2 Door 2.0S, 2 Door 2.0SI | KA 4AT, KA 5MT, KL 4AT, KL 5MT
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Honda Prelude Shock Absorber Unit, Right Front (Showa)
Part Number: 51605-SF1-926
Product Specifications
- Other Name: Shock Absorber; Strut
- Position: Front Passenger Side
- Replaces: 51605-SF1-925, 51605-SF1-014, 51605-SF1-034, 51605-SF1-000, 51605-SF1-024
- Warranty: This genuine part is guaranteed by Honda's factory warranty.
Fits the following Vehicles:
- 1988-1991 Honda Prelude | 2 Door 2.05SI, 2 Door 2.0S, 2 Door 2.0SI | KA 4AT, KA 5MT, KL 4AT, KL 5MT
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Honda Prelude Shock Absorber Unit, Left Front (Showa)
Part Number: 51606-SF1-034
Product Specifications
- Position: Front Driver Side
- Replaced by: 51606-SF1-926
- Warranty: This genuine part is guaranteed by Honda's factory warranty.
Fits the following Vehicles:
- 1989-1991 Honda Prelude | 2 Door 2.0S, 2 Door 2.0SI | KA 4AT, KA 5MT, KL 4AT, KL 5MT
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Honda Prelude Shock Absorber Unit, Left Front (Showa)
Part Number: 51606-SF1-926
Product Specifications
- Other Name: Shock Absorber; Strut
- Position: Front Driver Side
- Replaces: 51606-SF1-024, 51606-SF1-925, 51606-SF1-034, 51606-SF1-010, 51606-SF1-014
- Warranty: This genuine part is guaranteed by Honda's factory warranty.
Fits the following Vehicles:
- 1988-1991 Honda Prelude | 2 Door 2.05SI, 2 Door 2.0S, 2 Door 2.0SI | KA 4AT, KA 5MT, KL 4AT, KL 5MT

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Honda Prelude Shock Absorber

An important part of the structural configuration of Honda Prelude automobiles is the Shock Absorber which is a key component in the suspension system of a car and its primary function is to reduce the amount of thumping or bouncing of the vehicle. The Shock Absorber works through the process of transforming kinetic energy to heat using hydraulics thus muffling the shock impulses hence improving on handling and comfort in varying surface conditions. Honda Prelude has been using Shock Absorbers over the years in different forms, twin-tube and mono-tube form. Twin-tube shocks can be standard and are relatively simple in their construction and can be gas charged for longevity. Whereas, Shock absorbers like mono-tube types provide easy heat transfer and better performance ability and can be installed in multi-axial directions. Other features like Position Sensitive Damping (PSD) and Acceleration Sensitive Damping (ASD) which are elaborated below explain how the technology of the Honda Prelude kept on updating.

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Honda Prelude Shock Absorber Parts Questions & Experts Answers

Shock Absorber Unit, Left Front
51606-S30-A01
Q: How do you remove and install struts on Honda Prelude?
A: To remove and install the struts, first raise and safely support the vehicle, then remove the front wheels. Next, take off the brake hose clamp bolts from the strut and unfasten the damper fork bolts to remove the damper fork. From the engine compartment, take out the three upper strut mounting nuts and remove the strut from the vehicle. When installing, use new self-locking bolts for the struts and damper forks. Install the strut into the vehicle and hand-tighten the upper mounting nuts. Fit the strut into the damper fork, ensuring the alignment mark on the strut tube matches the groove on the damper fork. Hand-tighten the pinch bolt and damper fork bolt, then reinstall the front wheels and lower the vehicle. With all four wheels on the ground, tighten the damper fork nut to 47 ft. lbs. (65 Nm) while holding the damper fork bolt, tighten the damper fork pinch bolt to 32 ft. lbs. (44 Nm), and the upper strut mounting nuts to 28 ft. lbs. (39 Nm). Finally, tighten the wheel Lug Nuts to 80 ft. lbs. (108 Nm) and check the vehicle's front end alignment. For overhaul, if the strut assemblies are worn or damaged, they must be replaced, as they are sealed units, with the coil spring being the only removable component.