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oprn Samba Member
Joined: November 13, 2016 Posts: 12730 Location: Western Canada
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Posted: Sun Oct 15, 2017 8:30 pm Post subject: Re: BEST wheels for a buggy? |
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The best bolt pattern is the one that fits the wheels you like! Some like the vintage look of the 5 wide options, some like the selection of wheels that come in the 4 x 130 pattern. Anything else requires different brakes or adapters.
Presently my buggy has 4 x 130 and Chevy adaptors. I don't prefer adaptors not so much due to breakage issues on a light buggy but the increased off set does funky things to the steering. I plan to use the 944 brakes to get rid of the adapters and upgrade stopping power at the same time. |
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Q-Dog Samba Member
Joined: April 05, 2010 Posts: 8700 Location: Sunset, Louisiana
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Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2017 6:57 am Post subject: Re: BEST wheels for a buggy? |
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jpjohns wrote: |
Are there many wheels out there for a Manx for 4-lugs say 15x8 or 15x5? Is there a preferred lug pattern for a Manx or is it just preference. They are all so confusing. 4-lug, 5-lug porche and wide 5......ugggh. |
Wide wheels for the 4 lug VW seem to be somewhat difficult to find. _________________ Brian
'69 Dune Buggy
'69 Beetle Convertible
'70 Beetle |
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PopPop Jambon Samba Member
Joined: November 23, 2016 Posts: 125 Location: Florida
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squint_91 Samba Member
Joined: June 22, 2005 Posts: 13 Location: seattle, wa
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Posted: Wed Feb 14, 2018 8:29 pm Post subject: Re: BEST wheels for a buggy? |
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ccm655 wrote: |
I know the wide whites aren't everybody's favorite. But the chrome reverse baby moon with wide whites was exactly what I wanted!
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I think we have the same body! I don't know anything about it so I'm curious if you have any information on it.
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oprn Samba Member
Joined: November 13, 2016 Posts: 12730 Location: Western Canada
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Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2018 6:26 pm Post subject: Re: BEST wheels for a buggy? |
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I think I found a set of 4 original Jackson white spoke 5 wide wheels. Are they worth getting or still pretty common?
The downside is I may have to buy the whole Buggy to get them!
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MrGoodtunes Samba Member
Joined: May 14, 2012 Posts: 852 Location: South Florida
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Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2018 6:31 pm Post subject: Re: BEST wheels for a buggy? |
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oprn wrote: |
... Jackson white spoke 5 wide wheels. Are they worth getting or still pretty common? |
I'd say both, tho not real sure how common they are. Seem to recall seeing them available NEW not too long ago, in some limited sizes. Maybe look-alikes? Anyway, I can tell you that I absolutely love mine. They're really well built: Strong, center'd, balanced... Plus, I think they look great.
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carlos_magnum Samba Member
Joined: April 21, 2009 Posts: 591
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Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2018 7:31 pm Post subject: Re: BEST wheels for a buggy? |
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I personally like the look of Cragar SS. |
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Ken Samba Member
Joined: November 14, 2005 Posts: 129 Location: Spokane, WA.
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Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2018 8:39 pm Post subject: Re: BEST wheels for a buggy? |
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I'm running Supremes on ours.
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Skulptorchaz Samba Member
Joined: June 11, 2013 Posts: 839 Location: S.E. Indiana
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Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2018 5:29 pm Post subject: Re: BEST wheels for a buggy? |
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Nothing new here. I just thought I'd throw my vote in for Ansen Sprints/aluminum slots.
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Shanna78 Samba Member
Joined: September 06, 2019 Posts: 7 Location: Florida
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Posted: Mon Sep 09, 2019 8:02 pm Post subject: Re: BEST wheels for a buggy? |
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20x10 in the rear and 17x7 in the front
I do have drop spindles in the front too
https://youtu.be/ExO8_XOfiT4
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Goshen Samba Member
Joined: April 03, 2012 Posts: 833 Location: Miami. FL & Cartagena
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HPjunkie Samba Member
Joined: April 04, 2004 Posts: 76 Location: Rockford Il.
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Posted: Sat Dec 14, 2019 8:18 pm Post subject: Re: BEST wheels for a buggy? |
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Goshen any updates? _________________ 74 westy
"75" Turbo FI Manx
62' Towd
68 Rat Rod |
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HPjunkie Samba Member
Joined: April 04, 2004 Posts: 76 Location: Rockford Il.
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Posted: Sun Jan 26, 2020 8:56 pm Post subject: Re: BEST wheels for a buggy? |
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Updates goshen! _________________ 74 westy
"75" Turbo FI Manx
62' Towd
68 Rat Rod |
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WMAGRU Samba Member
Joined: March 02, 2013 Posts: 28 Location: St. George, Utah
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Posted: Wed Jan 29, 2020 7:03 pm Post subject: Re: BEST wheels for a buggy? |
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Chrome smoothies!
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targabug Samba Member
Joined: February 13, 2006 Posts: 9 Location: South Coast ENGLAND
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Posted: Sat Feb 15, 2020 10:28 am Post subject: Re: BEST wheels for a buggy? |
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I have 16 ‘’ fronts with 195/50/16 tyres and 18’’ 275/40/18 on the rear of a staggered set of Torq thrust 2’s |
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aluk Samba Member
Joined: October 29, 2016 Posts: 67 Location: Las Vegas NV
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Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2020 9:52 pm Post subject: Re: BEST wheels for a buggy? |
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I couldn't find a manufacturer's name on these. They came with the buggy and cleaned up nice. Any ideas?
_________________ "It's all a matter of what you like. That's the great thing about buggies and kit cars. I'm going for a pseudo/updated/old school/semi-clean look". |
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stevemariott Samba Member
Joined: November 09, 2003 Posts: 1052 Location: Portland, OR
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aluk Samba Member
Joined: October 29, 2016 Posts: 67 Location: Las Vegas NV
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Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2020 9:12 am Post subject: Re: BEST wheels for a buggy? |
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[quote="stevemariott"]Looks great!!
If the wheels bolt together, they look like they could be CMS:
https://www.custommetalspinning.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=CMSbolttogetherwheel
[quote="aluk"]I couldn't find a manufacturer's name on these. They came with the buggy and cleaned up nice. Any ideas?
You are correct. I sent this picture to CMS wheels and they identified them as their product. I was planning to be up in Portland in a weeks but given the current situation, I will be staying closer to home for awhile. _________________ "It's all a matter of what you like. That's the great thing about buggies and kit cars. I'm going for a pseudo/updated/old school/semi-clean look". |
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stevemariott Samba Member
Joined: November 09, 2003 Posts: 1052 Location: Portland, OR
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Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2020 3:52 pm Post subject: Re: BEST wheels for a buggy? |
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aluk wrote: |
You are correct. I sent this picture to CMS wheels and they identified them as their product. I was planning to be up in Portland in a weeks but given the current situation, I will be staying closer to home for awhile. |
CMS - very nice!
Better safe than sorry to stay home . . . the way things are going, I don't think any of the usual car events will be happening anytime soon . . . _________________ 1963 Manx copy
1968 Bus |
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ruvwen Samba Member
Joined: April 11, 2010 Posts: 272 Location: spain
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Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2020 2:42 pm Post subject: Re: BEST wheels for a buggy? |
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Cooper Cobra's on widened original 356 wheels (not sure of the wheel width; the metal man made them to fit with the size of the tyres); tyres are 215/65R15 in the front and some chunky 255/70R15 in the rear
Pictures of the full restoration process in this other post:
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=725275
_________________ 50 11A
52 11C
52 11C
52 Pre-A convertible
53 11G
54 113
54 151
54 Pre-A
58 typ14
61 typ14 convertible
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