What is Bolt Pattern?, Yeah, I asked it Options

[Random_Stranger]

I thought it was the spaces between bolts, but others say it is the length of the bolts (Cuz they say any 5 lug can fit any 5 lug). So now, I am asking. Oh wait! Wait! LOL Let me do this like how they do it in my shop class to prepare you for ASE Certification. *Ahem*

Two technicians are discussing bolt patterns. Technician A says bolt patterns are the distance from bolt to bolt (lug to lug). Technician B says they are the length of the bolts. Which technician is correct?

This post has been edited by Random_Stranger: Dec 24, 2009 - 3:31 AM

[808celica]

this makes me wonder who made the decision to use 5x100. why couldnt they use 5x114.3 cuz of the availability in rims
Im glad you asked Faust, i know some people are shame to ask Q's like this.

[Random_Stranger]

this makes me wonder who made the decision to use 5x100. why couldnt they use 5x114.3 cuz of the availability in rims
Im glad you asked Faust, i know some people are shame to ask Q's like this.

Well I had a feeling that is what it was, as my neighbors seem to argue with me about this. I mentioned Camry wheels for the Celica and someone said they were 5 x 114.3 and wouldn't fit. So I got to thinking that my universal rims (when I looked them up) surprisingly had a small amount of cars it would fit. So I figured that Universal is probably made to fit just a few sizes as even those are still limited to what vehicles they can fit. So I just had to ask just to settle it once and for all. I felt stupid asking, but I am glad I did now, as I would imagine many people often wondered.

This post has been edited by Random_Stranger: Dec 24, 2009 - 3:39 AM