PPG Gears K Series AWD Transfer Case Shaft

PPG Gears K Series AWD Transfer Case Shaft

You're building an AWD K series setup for serious power and the stock transfer case shaft isn't going to last. The stock shaft's hollow. It's designed for a CR-V making 160 hp. It's not designed for a turbocharged K24 making 800 whp and launching at 6000 RPM. PPG's transfer case shaft replaces the stock hollow shaft with a solid motorsports-grade billet steel shaft. This is the shaft that runs through the center of your transfer case and connects the hypoid gears to the transfer gears. The stock shaft twists under load. It bends. It snaps. We've seen stock transfer shafts fail at 500 whp just from hard launches. PPG's shaft is machined from billet steel. It's solid. It's not going to twist or bend when you're making boost and dumping the clutch. This is what you install when you're building the transfer case to handle 1000+ hp. It's designed to work with PPG's hypoid gears and PPG's transfer gears or you can use it as an upgraded replacement for the stock shaft in your stock transfer case.

Here's Why the Stock Transfer Shaft Fails

The stock CR-V and Element transfer case shaft is hollow. Honda designed it that way to save weight and cost. It's fine for a stock CR-V that's never going to see more than 200 hp at the crank and never gets launched hard. When you're making 600-1000 whp and you're launching with slicks or you're running hard on a road course, the stock shaft can't handle the torque. It twists under load. The hypoid gears on one end are trying to transfer massive amounts of torque to the transfer gears on the other end and the hollow shaft in the middle is flexing. Eventually it twists enough that it yields. Or it just snaps clean in half. We've seen it happen at drag strips. Car launches hard, transfer shaft breaks, and now you're stuck at the track with a dead transfer case. PPG's shaft is solid billet steel. It's machined from a single piece of motorsports-grade material. It can't twist. It can't flex. It's handling the torque and transferring it straight through without any give.

Works with PPG Hypoid Gears and Transfer Gears

PPG's transfer case shaft is part number HO-K4GDB-1258. It's designed to work with PPG's hypoid gears (part HO-K4GAWD-HYPOID-GA) and PPG's transfer gears (part HO-K4GAWD-RWD-GA). Most people building serious AWD setups are buying the complete PPG transfer case combo. That's the hypoid gears, the transfer shaft, and the transfer gears. All billet. All rated for extreme duty applications. You can also buy the shaft separately and use it with your stock gears if you're just upgrading the shaft first. But if you're making enough power to need the PPG shaft, you probably need the PPG gears too because the stock gears are going to fail right after the shaft does. The complete PPG setup is what's running in the 8-second and 9-second AWD drag cars. Hypoid gears, transfer shaft, transfer gears, all PPG. That's the combination that's surviving at 1000+ whp.

Installs in Stock or Drag Cartel Billet Transfer Case

PPG's transfer shaft works with the stock CR-V/Element transfer case housing or with the Drag Cartel billet transfer case. If you're building a high-horsepower AWD setup, most people are running the Drag Cartel billet case because the stock aluminum case can crack at high power levels. The Drag Cartel case is machined from billet 8620 steel. It's way stronger than the stock cast aluminum housing. PPG designed their transfer shaft to work with both. You're pulling the transfer case apart, removing the stock shaft, installing the PPG shaft with the PPG gears, and reassembling the case. If you're running the Drag Cartel billet case, everything's designed to work together. If you're running the stock case and just upgrading the internals, the PPG shaft drops right in.

What You Get

• PPG K series AWD transfer case shaft - part number HO-K4GDB-1258
• Solid motorsports-grade billet steel construction (not hollow like stock)
• Designed for extreme duty applications (handles 1000+ hp)
• Direct replacement for stock CR-V/Element transfer shaft
• Works with PPG hypoid gears (HO-K4GAWD-HYPOID-GA) and PPG transfer gears (HO-K4GAWD-RWD-GA)
• Compatible with stock transfer case housing or Drag Cartel billet transfer case
• No twisting or flexing under high torque loads
• Made by PPG (Pfitzner Performance Gearbox)

Fits These Setups

• Honda CR-V AWD K Series Transfer Case (2002-2006, 5-speed manual)
• Honda Element AWD K Series Transfer Case (2003-2011, 5-speed manual)
• OEM or Drag Cartel AWD K Series Transfer Case

Note: Transfer case shaft only - does NOT include hypoid gears, transfer gears, or transfer case housing (sold separately). Replaces stock hollow transfer shaft with solid motorsports-grade billet steel shaft. Designed for extreme duty applications handling 1000+ hp. Installs inside CR-V or Element AWD transfer case (runs through center of case connecting hypoid gears to transfer gears). Stock hollow shaft twists and fails at 500-600 whp under hard launches - PPG solid billet shaft handles 1000+ hp without flexing. Part number HO-K4GDB-1258. Works with PPG hypoid gears (HO-K4GAWD-HYPOID-GA) and PPG transfer gears (HO-K4GAWD-RWD-GA) or can be used as upgraded replacement for stock shaft with stock gears. Compatible with stock aluminum transfer case housing or Drag Cartel billet 8620 steel transfer case. Common in 8-second and 9-second AWD drag cars making 1000+ whp when combined with complete PPG transfer case internals. Professional installation recommended (requires complete transfer case disassembly). Made by PPG (Pfitzner Performance Gearbox). Fits 2002-2006 CR-V and 2003-2011 Element AWD transmissions and AWD K series swaps using these transmissions.