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Killer, that looks about right. Mine had Cragers on a Chev bolt pattern. They were at least 12's and had a full offset. Didn't look as nice as yours as the tire was almost completely out of the wheel well. Good job!

meanmontess wrote:I have a shortened Manx style buggy. It has chevy adapters on it and I want to put some new wheels on it. I want skinnys up front and wide in the back..strictly a street/strip car. What size wheel/tire combos are you guys running? I'm going to go with Weld Prostar wheels or Centerlines. Will a L60 tire fit in the back without rubbing? Any reccomendations would be great. Thanks in advance, John

I have worked on and driven many street buggies, my expierience has been to stay as close to stock width and offset on the front and whatever you like in the rear, just like your style. Buggies are so light in the front too much wheel width and offset causes bump-steer, hurts the tracking and will plow if you hit sand in a turn. Get the lightest wheel and tire combo for the front and I add 100 lbs of weight to the front. This may seem extreem, but I reccomend anyone to at least clamp this weight to the front of their buggy and road test it.
Instant improved handling and ride.
My buggy is safe at 120mph, I have driven buggies that weren't safe at 30mph