Willsking

Hello Guys, I am interested in buying a set of IS300 Wheels (5 Spoke) and new tires that are 215/45/17. I have a 99 GS400 that is stock and i just wanted to know whether or not this is a good fit or not... I am pretty sure the IS wheels are 17x7 inches wide and the standard GS 17" wheels are 17x8 and I was wondering if this would create any issues or not... Besides the 1 inch in width- all other aspects seem to be the same... Any suggestions??? (I would be able to score the wheels and tires for less than what it cost me to buy for new tires for my 16" stock tires.) Thanks for your help!!!

By the way, how much time would you expect someone to have to be checking it out to be able to tell something is wrong with it if it is indeed the Solenoid? The reason why i ask is that if it is a while, i will have to wait until the baby is out to take it in... I don't want to have the Lex in the shop and have my wife going into labor... That would be ridiculous! I know it's hard to say but how complicated is it to get a look at the Solenoids in the tranny? Are we talking an hour, 2 or3 or more? Your best guess would really be appreicated!

Thanks for the follow up! I am glad to hear some honest feedback from someone who knows what they are talking about. When you said it would drive "thirsty" I never really realized it but now it makes a lot of sense. I always thought b/c it was a big V8 that was the cause for the poor fuel economy. With that being said- it is definitely more thirsty than it should be- so good call on that! I took it today and had the transmission fluid drained and refilled hoping that the light would go off and things would be back to normal but no such luck. it looks like I am going to have to get someone in there to actually check the solenoids or whatever else may be causing this problem. It's all good- i wasn't sure if the previous owner ever changed the tranny fluid anyways- so better safe than sorry. Do you suggest i take it to a tranny expert or take it to a good shop to get this sovled in the least painful way possible? Thanks agian for your help!

I recently purchased a 99 GS400 with only 100k miles on it... Everything about it is working fine except the E-shift will not work and there is a CEL error P0763 shift solenoid 9 electrical. In addition the the e-shift not working (which I am assuming has to do with the solenoid)the transmission is a little bit more sluggish than what it should be and sometimes takes an extra second to catch. My question is how serious is the solenoid issue in the overall big picture of my transmission? I don't want to spend a fortune on it just to use the e-shift, but if there are other consequences for not fixing the CEL error I guess I will get it done. Also, I don't think it has had a transmission flush since i purchased it @ 100k miles... could this be part of the problem? Any advice would be great... i am on a budget because we have a baby due any day now! Thanks for any input you guys can offer!