Honda PRELUDE BB5/6/7/8 1996-2001 — Coilovers

Few front-drive coupés of the late 1990s ran double wishbone geometry at all four corners. The Honda Prelude BB5/6/7/8 did, and that hardware is exactly why a proper coilover setup transforms the car rather than simply lowering it. The XYZ Racing coilover range for the 1996-2001 Prelude gives you ride height, spring rate and damping you can set to the job, from fast road through to circuit and rally use.

On a nose-heavy front-driver with a willing H22A up front, the factory dampers run out of body control long before the chassis does. These coilovers restore that control, letting the Prelude’s double wishbone front end use its camber curve under load instead of washing into understeer.

What this coilover does for your 1996-2001 Honda Prelude BB5/6/7/8

Drop the ride height and you lower the centre of gravity and tidy the roll behaviour, which calms the lift-throttle pitch this generation is known for. Height-adjustable springs paired with adjustable damping let you load the outside front tyre progressively, so the Prelude turns in on the brakes instead of running wide. On BB6 and BB8 cars carrying ATTS, a flatter platform gives the torque-transfer front diff a cleaner surface to work against when you pick up the throttle out of slow corners. Run it soft for a compliant fast-road ride, or wind in rate and damping for a track day where the H22A’s appetite for revs finally has a chassis to match it. You also gain the camber and corner-balance latitude to set the car up properly on a four-poster.

About the XYZ Racing coilover range

Each coilover is built around a height-adjustable lower mount with damping you set independently of ride height, so the Prelude keeps usable suspension travel even when it sits low. The range for this chassis spans eight series, each tuned to a different brief: Street Advanced and Super Sport for fast road, Top Sport and Circuit Master for track work, Racing Spec for competition, Tarmac Rally and Gravel Rally for stage use, and Drift Spec for high-angle work. Spring rates, damping range and adjustment hardware step up through the range, but all share the same adjustable platform so you can tune the car to your roads and your driving. The harder specs add pillowball top mounts for sharper steering response and the camber adjustment the standard rubber mounts cannot give. Choose the series that matches how you actually use the car rather than the one with the biggest number on the box.

Fitment for the Honda Prelude BB5/6/7/8 (1996-2001)

These coilovers are cut for the fifth-generation Prelude, chassis codes BB5, BB6, BB7 and BB8, built between 1996 and 2001. That spans the F-series BB5/BB7 cars and the H22A VTEC BB6/BB8, including SiR and Type S variants running ATTS. Confirm your exact chassis code before ordering.

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Pick the series that suits your Prelude and your roads, then configure ride height, spring rate and damping to spec below.