562-988-0211 Cart Loading... Products Viewed Loading... Garage Empty Free Freight Free Freight Contiguous US Performance Plus Tire Technical Information Measuring Your Bolt Pattern Use Coupon Code: HolidaySale2021 Measuring Your Bolt Pattern When buying wheels, one of the most critical aspects of fitment is knowing your bolt pattern. We have taken most of the guesswork out of this with our fitment guide, simply enter the year, make and model and our website will show you wheels we guarantee to fit your vehicle! However, there’s times when you will need to measure your bolt pattern: your vehicle isn’t in our fitment guide, or your vehicle may have been modified and now has a different hub and the bolt pattern has changed. If so, you will need to take some measurements, and there’s two ways to do so on a 5 lug vehicle (and a few reasons why), and one way on a 4, 6 or 8 lug vehicle. We will give directions on how to measure using both methods. We will start with 5 lug vehicles, and most old school rodders know the method where you measure from the middle of one stud to the outside of the 3rd stud (skip a stud). This method gives you the most direct way to get the bolt pattern as the measurement you get will be the bolt pattern of the vehicle. Remove the existing wheel (the rear wheel is usually the easiest to measure because the hub normally won’t be in the way). Measure from the middle of one stud to the outside of the second stud (skipping a stud). The number you see will be the actual measurement of the bolt pattern. So if you see 4 1/2 inches, you have a 5 on 4 1/2 ( also 5×4.5 and 5×114.3) bolt pattern. Other common bolt patterns are 5×4.75 and 5×5. Start Your Wheel and Tire Package Search Now Year: Year Make: Make Model: Model Loading… This is the way to measure the bolt pattern on your vehicle if it is not a 5 lug (so 4 lug, 6 lug and 8 lug all need to be measured this way): Remove the existing wheel (the rear wheel is usually the easiest to measure because the hub normally won’t be in the way). Use a ruler, or tape measure that shows 32nd’s of an inch. Measure from the inside of one stud to the outside the opposing stud (4 lug and 6 lug use opposing studs; ***if you use this method on a 5 lug use, 2 studs next to each other***). When measuring a 4 lug or 6 lug, the P.C.D. (pitch circle diameter) or bolt pattern diameter will be the distance measured. So if you get 4.5 inches, you have a 4X4.5 bolt pattern (four on four and a half). If you are not getting a measurement that ends in a whole, half, or quarter inch, try measuring the distance in millimeters (so if your measurement is 3 inches and 15/16ths of an inch, measure in millimeters and you will see they car is a 4×100 bolt pattern). When measuring a 5 lug, use the distance measured then refer to the “5 Lug P.C.D. Chart. The chart shows the “Actual Dimension” in a 3 place decimal. The chart also shows the measurement to the “Nearest 32nd of an inch”. So find the measurement you took on the chart and that will indicate the Bolt Pattern of your 5 lug vehicle. In addition to the above measurements, it is recommended that you check both the front and rear to verify they are the same bolt pattern. We like customers to measure their 5 lug vehicle both ways as it can be easy to make an error when trying to measure from the center of a stud (have you ever heard the phrase “Measure twice, cut once”?). Remember, most wheel companies (and ours is one of them) will not accept returned wheels if they have had a tire mounted! Do a fit check on your vehicle to make sure the wheels fit before you have tires mounted. Share This Page Search for Wheels and Tires by Vehicle: Year: Choose Year 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 1968 1967 1966 1965 1964 1963 1962 1961 1960 1959 1958 1957 1956 1955 1954 1953 1952 1951 1950 1949 1948 1947 1946 Make: Make Model: Model 7 Responses to Measuring Your Bolt Pattern Leave a Reply Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked * Comment Name * Email * Website All Wheel & Tire Packages are Mounted & Balanced for FREE and include our Nitrogen Airfill for Max Tire Life!! Performance Plus Tire offers FREE with every purchase: 100% Fitment Guarantee*, FREE Shipping on Tire & Wheel Packages*, FREE Nitrogen Tire Inflation & much much more. Home About Us Policies Contact Us Events Sitemap Wheel Brands Tire Brands © 2004 - 2021 Performance Plus Tire. All rights reserved. Performance Plus Tire is proud to offer the industry's finest brands of custom tires, custom wheels, tires and wheels packages, and hot rod parts and accessories for the car and truck enthusiast. Discount tires for car, light truck, SUV, and custom trucks.