I have the strut brace, but not the Ranger rods. Not an installation job I want to tackle.
Man I hate you!!!! Looking at a $900 tire bill for the Lexus SC. Tires are going to cost more than the new in box, "geniune Toyota parts" wheels I bought. Lexus of North Miama I guess was really trying to clear out their warehouse, I paid about half of what these would've cost you at the parts counter.
How do you like those Yokohamas from a noise and vibration standpoint??? I know you get what you pay for in tires, so that $900 is for some Bridgestones, Michileans, Pirellis etc Not going down the route of Khumos or chinese tires, had them and they suck in terms of noise or vibrations at interstate speed.
The regular price on the Yokohamas for my size was $121, but I got a big adjustment because the Goodyears only lasted 33,000 miles and had an 80,000-mile treadwear warranty.
So far, I'm happy. No vibration at highway speeds. Noise is OK; it really depends on the road. The state highway I drive back and forth to work has not been repaved in the nine years I've been driving it, and while it's generally smooth, parts of it are noisy. If I take the county backroad instead, the portion in Polk County was repaved four years ago and is noticeably quieter than the pavement in Benton County.
I was surprised to find that the tires were made in USA. I don't know if one of the American tire brands owns Yokohama. I had Michelins as OEM on my 95 Accord and was not impressed. They were noisy. The OEM Bridgestones on my 99 Accord were OK. I had put a set of Pirellis on Cruella in 2007, and they were a significant improvement in handling over the no-name tires I had before. In fact, because I had a good experience with the Pirellis, that's what I originally bought for Sabrina shortly after I bought her, but the noise they made was horrible. When accelerating, it sounded like the engines on a Boeing 747 spooling up for takeoff. After two days, I took them back to Discount Tire because they actually mean it:
I did not, however, throw the Pirellis through the front window.