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I think the baking is for the 2nd gen ES's not the 3rd gen. You can swap 00/01 lights in, they look great but they're spendy.

Do the Monroe's ride too rough or are they too soft. I want a soft ride because the thinner sidewall will make it rougher.

I've been searching for an hour now and the consensus is KYB GR-2's are the best stock replacement. I'll be getting 18" rims on 225/40/ZR18s so I don't think I'll be lowering it. Some have had good experience with Monroe sensa-tracs also. Well pepboys is having a "day after thanksgiving" sale and Monroes are 30% off and $80 off install. Spend more on the KYBs or go with the Monroes???

Thanks. I like how your car sits, so It looks like I'll get the wheels and keep the stock ride height. Do you have any better pics? Good lookin car!

What drop would be good with these rims? 1" or 2"? Eibach? KYB? I don't know who makes a good kit for a 98 ES300. Thanks guys.

the thin tire creats and optical illusion that there is more wheel gap. how heavy are those? Couldn't tell ya. But I'd imagine pretty heavy considering they're 18x8, chrome, and there's a fair amount of metal. The tires will be lighter though!

would it change the ride height if they were almost identical in diameter to my stock wheels? I was thinking the same thing you were, but didn't know. Anyone thoughts on this?

would it change the ride height if they were almost identical in diameter to my stock wheels? I was thinking the same thing you were, but didn't know.

I'm in the market for some 18" chrome rims and was wondering what people thought about these. I have a 98 es300 with tinted windows (not in pic)

It was a Chevy Blazer, with a GMC grill ornament. that's like saying a Ford lightning is a ford F150 with a different badge on the side. It is true that the sheetmetal is the same though.

thanks for the info. I don't know how to make a link but here's a good article from Car and Driver back in 92 (I have a 93) http://www.sportmachines.com/magrack/car_driver_3-92.html

I'm a new owner of a 98 lexus es300 and am loving every second of it. The ride is WAY better than my 93 typhoon, and it hasn't broken down on me yet! I'm thinking about getting some 18" rims and the place I'm looking at offers two different tire sizes 225/40/ZR18 and 215/35/ZR18 I looked up a tire size calculator and it showed that the 225's were much closer to my stock wheel diameter. Has anyone ran 225/40/ZR18s without rubbing? - my car is stock height Thanks for the help. Jason