Unless you own an off-roading vehicle or live somewhere with frequent snow and rain, you may never have considered changing your Nissan Maxima’s wheels to enhance your safety and driving experience. But before you consider any modifications to your current set, you’ll need to know your Maxima’s bolt pattern.

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2011 Nissan Maxima bolt pattern

The

bolt pattern for all Nissan Maximas

, including the 2011 Maxima, is 5x4.5, or 5 on 4.5. If you’ve never needed to refer to bolt patterns before, here’s what this combination of numbers means. Every bolt pattern, sometimes called a lug pattern, indicates:

# of bolts x diameter of the circle they form

This means that your Nissan Maxima has five bolts on each wheel that form a 4.5-inch-diameter circle. While this is a key measurement for buying new wheels, it isn’t the only measurement you should be familiar with. You’ll also need to know details such as your Nissan’s stud size, wheel offset, center bore measurement, and torque specifications:

Factory wheel size: 17”-19”

Stud size: M12 x 1.25

Offset: 34 to 45 mm

Center bore: 66.1 mm

Wheel tightening torque: 112 Nm

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How to measure your Nissan Maxima’s bolt pattern

All of the above measurements should provide you with enough information to buy a new set of wheels for your Nissan Maxima. But if you want to check your bolt pattern yourself or learn a useful skill for the future, here’s how to measure your bolt pattern yourself.

You just need a measuring tape or basic ruler to start. Choose any bolt and place your measuring tape on the outer edge of that bolt. Then, find the center between the two opposite bolts and measure to that. You’ll need to do this because the Maxima has an uneven number of bolts.

And that’s it! The first number of your bolt pattern is the total number of bolts on your wheel, and the second number is your diameter.

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