2000 Ford Explorer Bolt Pattern
Your bolt pattern is 5x4.5—but we’ll explain how to measure it for yourself, along with the stud size and offset specs for your 2000 Ford Explorer.
Written by Bonnie Stinson
Reviewed by Melanie Reiff
A 2000 Ford Explorer bolt pattern is 5x4.5, which means that you have five bolts per wheel and they form a circle 4.5 inches in diameter.
If you’re upgrading your factory wheels, you’ll need to know your lug pattern—along with your offset, stud size, and torque specifications. Ford drivers value sturdy, steady performance, and this article will help you achieve a safe ride while modding your Explorer. So long as you have properly fitted lugs and a great
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policy, the road is yours for the taking!Here’s what you need to know about your 2000 Ford Explorer bolt pattern.
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Your
Ford lug pattern
is unique to your vehicle. In a 2000 Ford Explorer, the bolt pattern follows a 5x4.5 pattern. If you don’t know what that means, here’s the basic formula for a bolt pattern or lug pattern: # of bolts x diameter of the circle they form
The first number in the 5x4.5 is the number of bolts, so your Explorer has five lugs in each wheel. The second number means that the lugs are set in a circle 4.5 inches in diameter.
In addition to the number of lugs and the diameter of the circle they form, you need to know a few other measurements. Your Ford’s wheel size, stud size, offset, center bore, and torque specifications are important, too.
Here are the stats:
- Factory wheel size: 15”
- Stud size: 1/2x20 (1/2 inch stud with 20 threads per inch)
- Offset: Medium (+20) 8 to 20 mm
- Center bore: 70.5 mm
- Wheel tightening torque: N/A
How to measure your Ford Explorer’s bolt pattern
You can measure your 2000 Ford Explorer bolt pattern for yourself if you want to confirm the measurements listed above. You’ll need a measuring tape or ruler.
Pick a wheel and pick a bolt. Because your Explorer has five bolts, the proper way to measure is from the outer edge of one lug hole to the center of the opposite bolt. There’s no bolt exactly opposite in this configuration, so you should go directly across the circle and then pick one of the bolts nearest to you and measure to the center of it.
The number you see is your diameter, and it should read 4.5 inches. In combination with the number of bolts (5), you’ll confirm that your 2000 Ford Explorer bolt pattern is 5x4.5.
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FAQ
What is the bolt pattern on a 2000 Ford Explorer?
The bolt pattern on a 2000 Explorer is 5x4.5—five bolts in a 4.5-inch-diameter circle.
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