LScott400

Did you check out the Link I posted on your "Tire Psi" thread? You should have your tires checked on one of these before you throw in the towel. Click on the "Locate a GSP9700" tab in the upper right hand corner to find one near you.

Yes, machining slotted and drilled rotors is no problem. The difficulty in turning any rotor is that there is so little margin for wear anymore. There are 3 specifications for rotors. Nominal (new), Machine To and Discard thickness. The Discard spec is a safety/legal liability measurement at which a brake failure may occur. The "Machine To Thickness" is the thinnest measurement at which the rotor will have enough margin for wear with a new set of pads to remain above the Discard spec. The idea of machining is to have a perfect surface for the new pad to seat and burnish in quickly. Personally, I have given up turning rotors. If they are scored and have any wear they are unlikely to be in spec after turning. I would rather have as much metal mass for dissipating heat (thus better braking) as possible. The downside is possible brake noise. I avoid this by using a sanding disc to put a non-directional finish on the rotor and using only OE brake pads.

This LINK might fix you up....

I have not experienced that on my LS400, but my daughter's Mitsu did the exact same thing and turned out to be the ignition coil.

I recently had a quote done on the front bumper at the Lexus collision center and it came in about $900. My friend there says it is difficult to get paint to adhere to that bumper pad and any sort of impact and you can count on it cracking and peeling. I'm not aware of a non-professional repair that would not look like it.

Yeah, somebody made a crack about me buyin' a "ricer" when I picked up my LS, so I thought that would be an appropriate avatar...........

Here is a helpful LINK on brake service in general and also describes run-out with an illustration of a dial indicator being used to measure it.

Yep! I used the how-to link Denny mentioned above about a month ago and it worked exactly as described. 45 minutes max and inexpensive.

First car ever made with a JET turbine! Now all it needs is a 70 ft. wing ........... :whistles:

For tire vibration diagnosis there is a great piece of equipment used in many shops. Rather than go into all the technical aspects I recommend you check out this Link. I install and service these machines and personally have experienced great results on my own vehicles. You may notice that there is a tab at the top of the page that will allow you to find shops in your area that have this piece of equipment. I recently purchased a 94 LS400 and used this machine to mount a new set of Falken Ziex 512's (great price and great ride) and it rides silky smooth.