BearHammerMountain
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So if I understand correctly: the Compomotives are only available from UK? They are custom made? And £470/each? Nothing here in the US? Anyone feel like parting with theirs... 
Compomotive Wheels?
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Jwestpro
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So if I understand correctly: the Compomotives are only available from UK? They are custom made? And £470/each? Nothing here in the US? Anyone feel like parting with theirs...
I hope you're not correct. That would be $716 USD each.
99Discovery
Adventurer
He is correct (I'm not sure about the price). You can contact Compautomotive directly. I can't remember if that cost includes shipping or not. It's expensive as heck, but I thought it was around $2500 for a set not $2800, then again, I was pricing them 1 year ago when I almost pulled the trigger on a 2011 HSE MkIII.
I communicated with Barry Dixon via email regarding vague questions concerning the L322. They were extremely good at answering all of my questions. I wouldn't hesitate to do business with them (if I ever got the money!!).
£281 each from here.
https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&r...CSTFE3QHYTtYPkBQbTYEjw&bvm=bv.101800829,d.bGg
I'm sure they can be had for much lower, Guy in the Uk said he got them for lower than £200 each.
https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&r...CSTFE3QHYTtYPkBQbTYEjw&bvm=bv.101800829,d.bGg
I'm sure they can be had for much lower, Guy in the Uk said he got them for lower than £200 each.
BearHammerMountain
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Thankfully I was wrong about the price. Apparently it's less than $2,000 for 5 rims including shipping to the US.
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I've always been curious about this, why is everyone crazy about the compomotives?
If I were on the hunt for 18s, outside of the stock LR3 ones, I would probably go with JEEP JK wheels and some hub centric wheel adapters from https://www.motorsport-tech.com/wheel_adapters.html
You can easily build a set spacers/adapters that go from the LR3/LR4/RRS/RR 120x5 bolt 72.56 bore to the Jeeps standard 5x5 bolt 71.5 bore. Depending on the Jeep wheels you get, the offset is usually somewhere between 0-30mm. You can just select a adapter thickness that will get you to the Land Rovers standard 53mm offset. Since spacers REDUCE offset, you'd have to run as narrow as possible, which would still leave you with wheels That stick out 1.75-2" further from your truck (increasing overall track by 3.5-4"). *
Any why jeep wheels? Because JK guys cant help but customize their rigs with ridiculous rims. You can usually find their takeoffs, with full tread left on their 32" 255/70/R18s for under $800 on CL. Just a thought. I haven't seen it done but I think it would be a great option for us here in the states.
*edited to correct bad info. This is probably a bad idea since it would increase your track too much.
If I were on the hunt for 18s, outside of the stock LR3 ones, I would probably go with JEEP JK wheels and some hub centric wheel adapters from https://www.motorsport-tech.com/wheel_adapters.html
You can easily build a set spacers/adapters that go from the LR3/LR4/RRS/RR 120x5 bolt 72.56 bore to the Jeeps standard 5x5 bolt 71.5 bore. Depending on the Jeep wheels you get, the offset is usually somewhere between 0-30mm. You can just select a adapter thickness that will get you to the Land Rovers standard 53mm offset. Since spacers REDUCE offset, you'd have to run as narrow as possible, which would still leave you with wheels That stick out 1.75-2" further from your truck (increasing overall track by 3.5-4"). *
Any why jeep wheels? Because JK guys cant help but customize their rigs with ridiculous rims. You can usually find their takeoffs, with full tread left on their 32" 255/70/R18s for under $800 on CL. Just a thought. I haven't seen it done but I think it would be a great option for us here in the states.
*edited to correct bad info. This is probably a bad idea since it would increase your track too much.
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Jwestpro
Explorer
As I understand it, you cannot make an ET 30 into an ET 53...it's going the wrong direction. You'd have to machine off the ET 30 wheel to turn it into ET 50. If you start with an ET 30 and mount it on a 30mm spacer, then you'd end up with ET 0 effectively on the lr3, which will not really work.
Factory rover wheels like the 8" wide ET 53 end up effectively ET 23 after adding the 30mm Terrafirma spacers. This is pretty much the end of what works on the lr3/4 while retaining actual function of the full articulation and tire into the fenders liners. I imagine the RRSport 20" wheels with their more flush look are an ET of at least 45, maybe 40. This is somewhat to simply account for the 9" width being spaced similarly from the upper control arm.
Do you know anybody who's actually done this?
While the Rover world does often seem to get caught up in the 'we do it this way because we've always done it this way' mentality, I'm not sure your plan would work. Not saying it won't, only that I haven't looked into it. There are other off-brands you'll find out there that can be made to fit, though they are of questionable quality and generally of the 'bling' flavor. The Compos have a good reputation and are a 'known' quantity so despite the steep price it's an easy solution.
Ah, yeah. You are right. I had my thinking about offsets backwards. If you add spacers to a wheel you are effectively decreasing the offset, not increasing it.
But...FYI, RRS wheels and LR3 wheels both have an offset of 53mm. The 20" wheels just end up with the inner lip of the ring being .75" closer to the upper control arm since they are 1.5" wider than the stock 8". This I know from experience with my own wheels.
I Haven't actually done it, It just got me thinking since there are relatively few alternatives for wheels available for Rovers. My idea of wrangler wheels was pretty much shut down because of the low offset but now I'm thinking "What other late model OEM SUV/Truck wheels have 5 lugs, a high offset, are hub centric, are easily availalbe, and could be adapted to the LR3/LR4 without much issue?" I dug around in a wheel DB and here's what I've found:
So the answer is... just stick to Rover stuff or buy compomotive
BearHammerMountain
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I Haven't actually done it, It just got me thinking since there are relatively few alternatives for wheels available for Rovers. My idea of wrangler wheels was pretty much shut down because of the low offset but now I'm thinking "What other late model OEM SUV/Truck wheels have 5 lugs, a high offset, are hub centric, are easily availalbe, and could be adapted to the LR3/LR4 without much issue?" I dug around in a wheel DB and here's what I've found:
So the answer is... just stick to Rover stuff or buy compomotive
Which is why I find it interesting that places like Ebay advertise dozens of wheels as fitting the LR3/LR4/RRS/RRC/D2 and about 10 other vehicles as well. I suspect they are going by bolt pattern and nothing more. Some are actually decent brands, just being hocked by people who don't know (or care) any different.
On the other hand, go someplace like TireRack who has a better reputation and they don't show a single 18" wheel option for the LR3/4.
Ebay....you pays your money, you takes your chances.