TheSamba.com :: View topic - What are Dune buggy Lug pattern???? I have 5 lug?

Mon Mar 09, 2015 1:20 pm

Hello Everyone,

I have a 1969 VW Dune buggy .

Its sitting on 5lug Cragar centerline rims and thats all I know!!

I want to put some XXR rims on it something more sporty looking.

Any help??

I want to know like if they are 5x112 5x114.3 ETC ETC or whats compatible

help! :shock:

Mon Mar 09, 2015 2:08 pm

None of the above.. stock 69 Beetle pattern is 4 lug..
It most likely has some sort of adapter on it.. so could be anything..

Just measure it.. :?

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=measuring+lug+pattern

Oh and you asked this in the wrong forum...
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewforum.php?f=42

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Mon Mar 09, 2015 5:22 pm

be careful not to put a real heavy rim(22s) on it. There's a buggy in waco that runss 22s he's burn the engine up 3 times so far. hard headed i guess

Mon Mar 09, 2015 6:57 pm

Plus pretty much anything wider than a 6" rim on the front will make it want to wander and will be a chore to turn at low speed.

Mon Mar 09, 2015 7:08 pm

Go here...

http://www.reliablepmw.com/body.cfm?lvl1=downld&lvl2=techni

And get ... Hub Bolt Pattern Template - Download PDF (235 KB)

And print it... You may have to adjust size a tiny bit, for my system it came out about 1/4 inch to small...

Or...

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/mfy-8021392

Dale

Mon Mar 09, 2015 7:16 pm

Odds are you either have Chevy pattern, 4.5" x 5 or Ford pattern, 4.75" x 5.

Measure from the center of one stud to the back side of one of the opposite studs.

Tue Mar 10, 2015 9:05 am

Well I haven't taken the rims off to see if they have any adapters it doesn't look like they do though. Been that is winter and I live in Wisconsin.

But The previous owner I know did a Rear Disc Conversion?

I searched before and I know typically they are 4 lug not 5.

They are Cragar Centerline Rims Look in my gallery and let me know!

I wanna put some sporty rims on maybe 17 or 18s?

think theyll be too big?

Tue Mar 10, 2015 9:35 am

Those fit under the fenders really well. Measure what you have and try to find the same width and backspace.

I would guess that your idea of sporty and my idea of sporty are very different. Personally I feel like a buggy is too small to run 17"+ rims.

Tue Mar 10, 2015 10:11 am

I mean I like these rims I think They look great.

But I think its too Dull stock locking.

Want something that makes it Pop even more!

Maybe 17's? 18's?

Low profile tires?

I just need to know the lug pattern.

Tue Mar 10, 2015 11:41 am

From my point of view the low profile tires on a buggy really suck. My preference is s 275/60 15" on the back and a tire that is easy to steer on the front on a 15" wheel

Tue Mar 10, 2015 4:37 pm

Quote: Odds are you either have Chevy pattern, 4.5" x 5 or Ford pattern, 4.75" x 5.

I think this is backwards. Ford is 4.5" x 5 and Chevy is 4/75" x 5

And with very low profile tires (and therefore very stiff sidewalls) you will have a very jarring ride. Not that you can't run them, but with the very stiff VW suspensions many people use tire pressure to help smooth things out a bit. With low profiles you really can't do that.