Stay away from the K&N intakes kit's. They are garbage and everyone feels this way about them.
There are quite a few people that have KYB struts and I have not heard anything bad about them.
Don't worry about bending your rims. Enless you drive like 60 over some pretty big pot holes.
As far as the braking goes every little bit helps. But chances are your not going to notice a BIG difference in pedal feel with the stainless steel brake lines.
I would highly suggest the semi metalic pads that I sell. It's still a low dust pad. But it offers a better bite on the rotors and more stopping power. The ones I sell are manafactured by HAWK and I get them by the box full.
I've sold over 30 set's in the past 3 months and all of my customers have had nothing but good things to say about them. I also now use them on all of my personal vehicles. Semi-metalics are also a lot easier on the rotors.