dave_98LS400

Good advice.They look horrible on spokey wheels.Something like "Lorinser" styles look good on them.What you want is a nice correctly offset 8 or 8.5 " wheel that fills the guards well.

There are some great Japanese made wheels around that don't look garish like so many do.

I am looking for wheels for a 99 LS300 ?

What was the final conclusion ?

I went with 18x8 wheels from Budnik wheels with the correct offset (they measured the car. Very happy with these, they look great and I added Dunlop Sport 9000 245/45 x 18 to keep the overall diameter the same as stock. I am VERY happy with the low noise, good grip and great ride of these tires. Could have gone with 10" in the rear but wanted to be able to rotate them.

Budnik guys were very helpful and now the 98 LS400 is in their database so you can get some easily. If you want a picture of the car with them installed, just send me an email dpeeters@gte.net

Budnik Diamond Lite wheels

Thanks for the advice. I am now looking at something like the Panther Sublime - saw a picture of a car with these in the Lexus Gallery on this site. Any other suggestions on manufacturers with good quality?

I am glad that you mentioned about the offset, just because something "works" does not mean that it is proper. I really want to maintain as much of the great Lexus engineering as I can while enhancing the look.

Any thoughts on the quietest, smoothest riding tire manufacturer and brand?

This doesn't answer your question but I just want to warn you of one thing when it comes to wheels on the '98 LS. Get hubcentric wheels or ask them to use METAL centering rings. The rear is a pain to get to seat properly with some wheels and gives a shimmy in the seat on the highway. Kind of like riding a Harley.

What wheels were you looking at? I do work for a big wheel store, I can get you a second opinion on fitments.

The wheels that I was looking at are Branzach BZ-11 18x8 with a 21mm offset and 245/45 18 Tires The standard diameter with 225/60 16 is 26.6" and the referenced set is 26.7". I am concerned that the additional wheel width and difference in offset will cause interference with the fender well. The independent real suspension should? move the top of the wheel "in" on a bump I assume. Any thoughts or help on fitment appreciated. The wheel manufacturer said that these wheels have been used on other 98 LS400's successfully.

http://www.branzach.com/branzach.html

here is the one you should get--'04 w/sports pkg.

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The wheels look nice, any idea on where to get them and the approximate price? Is this a Lexus P/N item? Thanks again for the post

Dave

I want to upgrade my 1998 LS400 to 18" wheels. Looking for something with spokes and would like suggestions on the offset. Thinking of an 18 x 8 or 18 x 7.5. Also any suggestions on the best tire for the optimum ride quality. Dunlop has been suggested and 245/45 18 gives the same diameter as the OEM 225/60 16 setup, any thoughts?

A local wheel company has suggested that I need a 21mm offset to clear the calipers and that this has worked on other LS400's of this year. I am concerned about fender clearance on bumps.

Appreciate suggestions on wheel manufacturs, specs and models. Thanks in advance !!