The 2001 Ford Ranger fits the bill of the classic pickup truck with soul and a certain country flair to it. But if you ever feel like adding want to add wheel mods to your pickup to really make it your own, you’ll need to know about your truck’s bolt pattern before you can proceed.

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2001 Ford Ranger bolt pattern

The bolt pattern for a 2001 Ford Ranger is 5x4.5.

If you’re not sure what that means, don’t worry; bolt patterns are simple to understand if you know what to look for. Every bolt pattern—otherwise known as a lug pattern—can be written as:

# of bolts x diameter of the circle they form

So, a 5x4.5 lug pattern means that each one of the wheels on your Ford Ranger has five lugs that are set in a circle that is 4.5 inches in diameter. However, if you want to change out your wheels, you’re going to need a few other important measurements handy. Among these are your Ford’s stud size, wheel offset, center bore measurement, and torque specifications:

Factory wheel size: 14” to 15”

Stud size: M12 x 1.5

Offset: -10 to 18mm

Center bore: 70.6 mm

Wheel tightening torque: 135 Nm

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How to measure your Ford Ranger’s bolt pattern

While the above dimensions should be enough information for you to get a new set of wheels, sometimes it’s good to double-check. You can measure your Ranger’s bolt pattern at home with just a few easy steps.

Pick up your nearest ruler or measuring tape. Pick a bolt and measure the diameter, careful to make sure that your measurement spans from the outer edge of the lug hole to the center of the opposite bolt. If you measure straight across, your ruler will fall between two bolts, so pick either of those nearest bolts and then measure to the middle.

Take that measurement and combine it with the number of bolts in the format listed above, and congratulations, you’ve successfully found your bolt pattern!

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