Looking for new rims for your 2000 Dodge Ram 1500? You’ve come to the right place. Unfortunately, it’s not as easy as just picking the design that you like most. There are a handful of measurements that are crucial for fitting your rims correctly.

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2000 Dodge Ram 1500 bolt pattern

The 2000 Dodge Ram 1500 has a bolt pattern of 5x5.5. Bolt patterns, or

lug patterns

, are expressed as:

# of bolts x diameter of the circle that the bolts form

So, a bolt pattern of 5x5.5 means that there are five lug bolts positioned around an imaginary circle with a diameter of 5.5 inches (or 139.7 mm in metric.

The bolt pattern is just one of the measurements you need when looking for new rims. You will also need to know your stud size, wheel offset, center bore measurement, and torque specifications:

Factory wheel size: 16” to 17” depending on trim and tire

Stud size: 1/2x20 (1/2 inch stud with 20 threads per inch)

Offset: -6 to +25 depending on trim

Center bore: 77.8 mm

Wheel tightening torque: 110 lb-ft (149 Nm)

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How to measure your Dodge Ram’s bolt pattern

If you are the type of person that likes to check things for yourself or you’re just curious, then you can measure your Ram’s bolt pattern yourself with a measuring tape or ruler. It does help to know a handy trick when measuring the bolt pattern of a wheel with five bolts.

Start at the outside edge of one bolt. Measure across and over and measure to the center of one of the opposing bolts. Doing this will give you an accurate measurement without having to guess where the centerline would be.

Combine this measurement with the bolt count and you have your bolt pattern.

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