Linking the thread below from rr.net. A UK company now manufactures a strong 18" rim - originally designed for the Bowler Nemesis - with fitment for Brembo-equipped Range Rover Sport (S/C, TDV8, other trims w/ Dynamic Package.) They even have a US distributor, yeah!

http://rangerovers.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=19909

Trickle down economics... Sometimes they work!  

Cheers for that Umbertob, Compomotive are one of the best wheel makers in the UK! I have doubts about the good taste of fitting white or gold wheels to an RRS though! A Carbon Footprint is the mark a lump of coal makes when it's dropped on the ground.

TDv8 HSE - Stornoway Grey with ebony and straight grain walnut wood-a-like interior with towpack, Tasmods. The best car I have ever owned
Now departed - Giverny Green TDv6SE with Aspen and Parchment interior - nearly the best car I have ever owned
Staying - Epsom Green Defender 90 for playing off road

Anyone know if they have come up with an official (as opposed to a backyard fix - like mine!) for the steel block issue??

See: http://www.rrsport.co.uk/forum/topic6515.html

Because I very much doubt that the wheel will fit over the blocks... You see, regardless of the blocks or not (i.e. if you take them off completely), an 18" wheel only JUST clears the brakes - let alone hald an inch protusion from the caliper by the blocks... For example, the balance weights on my 18" wheels just touch the calipers sometimes... RR-Sport SC - Sunroof,Towbar,PTI,Tint,Elect Rust Mgt


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andrew I asked Compomotive yesterday and their reply is on another post here, but basically they say no problem, the bowler they were developed for is the Nemisis which is based on the running gear of an RRS S/C. A Carbon Footprint is the mark a lump of coal makes when it's dropped on the ground.

TDv8 HSE - Stornoway Grey with ebony and straight grain walnut wood-a-like interior with towpack, Tasmods. The best car I have ever owned
Now departed - Giverny Green TDv6SE with Aspen and Parchment interior - nearly the best car I have ever owned
Staying - Epsom Green Defender 90 for playing off road

I like your enthusiasim, and I don't want to dampen it at all - but given that 18" is the constant here (and mine are 18" as well), I really think that the bolwler would have more sophisticated modifications than the standard RRS - more specifically, I believe that bowler would have made blocks that are flush with the caliper... (which is what LR should havd done in the first place)... you see, when I take my blocks off (which protrude from the calipers almost an inch), the 18" wheels almost scrape the caliper (5mm clearance max).. Which is why I genuinely believe that's the only way you will get 18" around the stupid blocks... I stand to be correted though.. Keep me in the loop..  RR-Sport SC - Sunroof,Towbar,PTI,Tint,Elect Rust Mgt


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I got the same positive response from Comp's distributor here in North America, they claim this wheel will fit over the RRS front Brembo brakes without problems. I think a forum member over on rr.net is placing an order for a set, so we'll get confirmation soon enough.  

Andrew I looked for this block you speak of but never seen it on my RRS, the owner of the tyre shop also had a look but never seen one on my car either. The 19" LR split 5 spoke wheels only just fit over the caliper with about 5mm of clearance, certainly I could not get my little finger between the caliper and the wheel. Sons of dogs come eat flesh
Clan Cameron

The first forum members on rr.net got these 18" rims installed on his Brembo equipped S/C today, thought I would cross link here for anyone else interested in these babies. And he got BFG AT KOs to boot... I am almost jealous. Check that, I am 100% jealous.

http://rangerovers.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=21546