98 Honda Accord Replacing Axles: New vs Rebuilt

I’m getting this clacking sound when I turn a sharp corner in my 98 Accord. So I looked under the front end, and both CV joint boots are ripped. I’ve priced various replacement axles, and am amazed by the difference in price. Everything from a dealer five hundred dollar new one to fifty nine dollar axles. What do you suggest I use, new or rebuilt?

Well, new is almost always better than rebuilt, but of course the price is normally much higher. BUT, with axles these days, there are some excellent brand new axles that come from the far East that fit many makes. If you priced enough places in your sample, I would guess that one of the fifty nine dollar prices you received was one of these brand new Asian made axles. I have used hundreds of them with no problems yet. Just be sure to ask what you are being sold–new or rebuild, and if new, just ask where they were made. This is a case of things actually costing less as time marches on.