Why Compomotives?
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MellonRover
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History...as I recall....
In the beginning there were two choices in direct fit alloys made for d3/d4's. Compomotive and mud tech. Mud tech folded, leaving compos, along with terra firma steelies as options. Tuffant came out with steelies, then later the alloys. With evo course dakkars coming later.
So compos were essentially the only direct bolt on option when most of the lr4's were relatively new. Now that is not the case.
I personally prefer tuffant Kimberly's, and run mud tech.
No need to pigeon hole yourself with compos. The agent for tuffant USA is a great guy I've talked to. He knows and loves the d3&4 platform and will " talk shop" for hours if you want. If you have questions reach out to him.
In the beginning there were two choices in direct fit alloys made for d3/d4's. Compomotive and mud tech. Mud tech folded, leaving compos, along with terra firma steelies as options. Tuffant came out with steelies, then later the alloys. With evo course dakkars coming later.
So compos were essentially the only direct bolt on option when most of the lr4's were relatively new. Now that is not the case.
I personally prefer tuffant Kimberly's, and run mud tech.
No need to pigeon hole yourself with compos. The agent for tuffant USA is a great guy I've talked to. He knows and loves the d3&4 platform and will " talk shop" for hours if you want. If you have questions reach out to him.
powershift
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What lead you to conclude they are the goto brand?
Compomotive seems like the most common wheel for people running LR4 18" wheels. Pretty simple question.
I did specifically ask about weight and backspacing,. I will call vendors for their opinion but thought the community would ve best.
You could lend some advice if you have some.
MellonRover
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Compos were the first alloy ( mud tech too I guess) to be at least 1550kg wheels, 18" AND clear the 5.0 lr4 front brakes. Brake clearance was the biggest factor for its popularity.
