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A Guide To Wheel Bolt Patterns

Bolt Patterns, Lug Nuts, and More

You want new wheels. We want new wheels. But do the wheels you want actually fit your vehicle? There are several factors to consider, the first being the bolt pattern of your wheels. Even if you get a wheel with the proper backspacing and right diameter to match your tires, none of that matters if you can’t bolt them onto your 4×4. The number of lug studs and the bolt circle, such as 5×5.5 or 8×170, designates the bolt pattern. Note that both inches (5.5) and millimeters (170) are used to express the distance of the bolt circle. If you have an even number of lug studs the math is easy, you measure from the center of one stud to the one directly across from it. If you have an odd number of lug studs though the math gets hard, as you measure from a stud to an imaginary line between the two opposite studs. This gets particularly tricky since five-lug wheels are available in a variety of bolt circles including 5×4.5, 5×5, and 5×5.5. Telling them apart just by looking at the bolt circle can be daunting.

What Bolt Patterns Tell Us

A wide variety of bolt patterns exist, from the tiny 4×100 Geo Metro bolt pattern up to the huge 8×180 pattern on new GM trucks. More lug nuts providing more clamping power to hold the wheel onto the vehicle. Consider that you can quickly tell a half-ton truck from a one-ton truck because the half-ton truck will have five or six wheel studs and the one-ton truck will have eight wheel studs. Additionally, the larger bolt circle not only distributes the load over a wider area but also allows for using a bigger hub and bearings.

Wheel Studs

So we have established that more lug studs are better, and a wider pattern is better, but what about the lug nuts themselves? The basic factors related to wheel fasteners include:

• Thread diameter
• Thread pitch
• Thread length/thread engagement
• Seat type

In SAE sizing, a 1/2×20 size has a 1/2-inch diameter and 20 threads per inch. In metric sizing, a 14×1.5 has a 14mm diameter with 1.5mm between the threads. So a larger number for thread pitch means a finer thread with SAE sizing, but a courser thread pitch for metric sizing. Installing larger studs is one way to increase the clamping force and strength of the connection between your axles and your wheels. But your wheel must have big enough holes to accommodate the larger studs.

Lug Nuts

Lug nuts seem simple enough, but there is quite a bit of variability with them beyond just size. Having the proper lug nuts for your specific wheels is absolutely critical. The “seat” refers to the shape at the base of the lug nut where it contacts the wheel. The most common seats for aftermarket wheels are conical, although there are some radius seats. Flat seats aren’t uncommon on factory wheel offerings and are sometimes found on aftermarket wheels as well. The reason conical seats are the most common is that they are less dependent on hub register and lug stud size, allowing one wheel to fit more applications.

Lugcentric or Hubcentric

To run true wheels must be centered on the axle hub via the lugs or the hub. If the wheel registers via the center bore, it is considered hubcentric. These wheels are more common in OEM wheels than aftermarket wheels designed to fit a variety of applications. Lugcentric wheels, where the studs are used to center the wheel, are far more common in the aftermarket. With lugcentric wheels the size of the lug holes in the wheel should closely match the lug size on the vehicle to ensure the best fitment.

GM Bolt Pattern Lug Nut
69-91 K1500 / BLAZER / SUBURBAN 4WD 6 on 5.5 7/16
88-98 1500 PICKUP 2WD 5 on 5 14X1.50
88-19 SILVERADO / SUBURBAN / TAHOE / H2 / 1500 PICKUP 2WD/4WD 6 on 5.5 14X1.50
88-10 3/4 & 1Ton H2 2WD/4WD 8 on 6.5 14X1.50
11-19 3/4Ton & HD SILVERADO 2WD/4WD 8 on 180 14X1.50
04-07 COLORADO / CANYON NON HUB CENTRIC 6 on 5.5 14X1.50
16-20 COLORADO / CANYON 6 on 4.72 14X1.50
02-09 ENVOY / TRAILBLAZER 2WD/4WD 6 on 5 14X1.50
82-04 S-10 / S-15 PICKUP 4WD 5 on 4.75 12X1.50
Ram Bolt Pattern Lug Nut
46-93 3/4 & 1Ton 4WD 8 on 6.5 1/2
87-90 DAKOTA 2WD/4WD 5 on 4.5 1/2
91-04 DAKOTA 2WD/4WD 6 on 4.5 1/2
05-11 DAKOTA 2WD/4WD 5 on 5.5 9/16
98-03 DURANGO 2WD/4WD 6 on 4.5 1/2
04-09 DURANGO 2WD/4WD 5 on 5.5 9/16
11-14 DURANGO 2WD/4WD 5 on 5 14X1.50
74-84 RAM 1500 2WD 5 on 4.5 1/2
80-01 RAM 1500 2WD/4WD 5 on 5.5 1/2
02-11 RAM 1500 2WD/4WD 5 on 5.5 9/16
12-20 RAM 1500 2WD/4WD 5 on 5.5 14X1.50
74-79 RAM 4WD NON HUBS 5 on 4.5 1/2
94-11 RAM 2500 – 3500 2WD/4WD 8 on 6.5 9/16
12-20 RAM 2500 – 3500 2WD/4WD 8 on 6.5 9/16 or 14X1.50

Ford

Bolt Pattern Lug Nut

49-96

1/2Ton PICKUP 2WD/4WD

5 on 5.5

43467

00-05

EXCURSION 2WD/4WD

8 on 170

14X2.00

03-14

EXPEDITION / NAVIGATOR 2WD/4WD

6 on 135

14X2.00

00-02

EXPEDITION 2WD/4WD

5 on 135

14X2.00

97-99

EXPEDITION / NAVIGATOR 2WD/4WD

5 on 135

12X1.75

90-14

EXPLORER 2WD/4WD

5 on 4.5

43467

97-99

F-150 PICKUP 2WD/4WD

5 on 135

12X1.75

00-04

F-150 PICKUP 2WD/4WD

5 on 135

14X2.0

04-14

F-150 PICKUP 2WD/4WD

6 on 135

14X2.0

15-20

F-150

6 on 135

14X1.50

80-98

F-250 / F-350 2WD/4WD

8 on 6.5

1/2 or 9/16

04-19

F-250 / F-350 2WD/4WD

8 on 170

14X1.50

99-02

F-250 / F-350 2WD/4WD

8 on 170

14X2.00

66-96

BRONCO

5 on 5.5

43467

83-11

RANGER / BRONCO II / SPORT TRACK 2WD/4WD

5 on 4.5

43467

International

Bolt Pattern Lug Nut

All

1/2Ton Scout I / II

5 on 5.5

1/2

69-84

3/4Ton Scout

8 on 6.5

1/2

Jeep

Bolt Pattern Lug Nut

46-86

ALL CJ’S

5 on 5.5

1/2

06-10

COMMANDER

5 on 5

1/2

14

CHEROKEE

5 on 110

12X1.25

74-83

FULL SIZE CHEROKEE

6 on 5.5

7/16

19-20

GLADIATOR

5 on 5

1/2

ALL

J-20 SERIES

8 on 6.5

9/16

18-20

WRANGLER JL

5 on 5

1/2

07-18

WRANGLER JK

5 on 5

1/2

07-16

PATRIOT

5 on 4.5

12X1.50

02-14

LIBERTY

5 on 4.5

1/2

15-16

RENEGADE

5 on 110

N/A

87-06

WRANGLER TJ / LJ / YJ

5 on 4.5

1/2

99-10

GRAND CHEROKEE WJ

5 on 5

1/2

09-14

GRAND CHEROKEE WK

5 on 5

14X1.50

84-01

CHEROKEE XJ

5 on 4.5

1/2

93-98

GRAND CHEROKEE ZJ

5 on 4.5

1/2

Nissan

Bolt Pattern Lug Nut

72-04

PRERUNNER FRONTIER / PICKUP 4WD

6 on 5.5

12X1.25

04-12

ARMADA

6 on 5.5

12X1.25

05-12

PATHFINDER

6 on 4.5

12X1.25

13-15

PATHFINDER

5 on 4.5

12X1.25

05-16

FRONTIER

6 on 4.5

12X1.25

04-15

TITAN

6 on 5.5

12X1.25

16-20

TITAN

6 on 135.7

12X1.25

00-04

XTERRA

6 on 5.5

12X1.25

05-15

XTERRA

6 on 4.5

12X1.25

Suzuki

Bolt Pattern Lug Nut

86-94

SAMURAI / SIDEKICK 2WD/4WD

5 on 5.5

12X1.25

Toyota

Bolt Pattern Lug Nut

84-20

4RUNNER 2WD/4WD

6 on 5.5

12×1.50

07-14

FJ CRUISER

6 on 5.5

12×1.50

98-16

LANDCRUISER / LEXUS LX470

5 on 150

14X1.50

64-97

LANDCRUISER / LEXUS LX450

6 on 5.5

12×1.50

72-95

PICKUP 2WD

5 on 4.5

12×1.50

79-95

PICKUP 4WD

6 on 5.5

12×1.50

96-16

RAV4 2WD/4WD

5 on 4.5

12×1.50

01-07

SEQUOIA

6 on 5.5

12×1.50

08-16

SEQUOIA

5 on 150

14×1.50

93-99

T-100 2WD/4WD

6 on 5.5

12×1.50

05-06

TACOMA 2WD/4WD

6 on 5.5

12×1.50

95 1/2 – 16

TACOMA 2WD

5 on 4.5

12×1.50

95-19

TACOMA PRERUNNER 4WD

6 on 5.5

12×1.50

00-06

TUNDRA 2WD/4WD

6 on 5.5

12×1.50

07-19

TUNDRA 2WD/4WD

5 on 150

14×1.50