Regardless, you still get the most mileage and reliability out of the OEM units. Say the pitting starts at 80k miles; rotate the CV bucket for another 80k miles.

Are you claiming the DSS Level 0 axles has corrected the pitting issue by design? They use the same spider configuration as the OEM unit. The trade is you spend less money with DSS now, and pay for it later.
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I am well aware of swapping CV buckets. Which is yet another temporary solution. I was under the impression that the DSS level 0 axles have a stronger billet bucket among other things, that would resist OEM wearing characteristics thus prolonging pitting at "80k miles".

Per Driveshaft shop, "These are the new Level 0 performance axles. Using a chromoly center bar, a real billet inner cv with a larger oversized tripod and a new heat treat on 1117 billet outer. The outer cv is custom made with a single arc design, this is a time/wear advantage over the factory Honda dual arc design that tends to wear out prematurely. This is a superior axle for any stock replacement or swap. Axles come with removable ABS rings. These axles are designed as an alternative to cheap re-builts or inferior aftermarket axles on the market today. It is a quality axle and better than any Mount company's "Swap" axle."

 

Short of trying the DSS unit yourself and trying your luck, here's a post of others who went down that path: https://www.s2ki.com/s2000/topic/922...ss-custom-and/

 

That's where I'm at lol at the crossroads...I don't wanna be like them, but then I don't wanna be like the other them either lol