Adding bigger tires to your Ram Dakota can improve its performance and look. Lots of truck owners love switching out their rims and tires so their trucks will sit higher or perform better off-road. However, you’ll need to know your Dakota’s bolt pattern before you can switch out those original stock wheels.

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2011 Ram Dakota bolt pattern

The 2011 Ram Dakota has a 5x5.5 bolt pattern. If you have no idea what those numbers mean, basically, a bolt pattern is just:

# of bolts x diameter of the circle they form

So a 5x5.5 bolt pattern means each of your wheels will have five bolts, and they’ll form a circle that’s 5.5 inches in diameter.

If you’re planning to buy new wheels or rims, it may be helpful to have a few other measurements in addition to your bolt pattern. Some common ones you need are stud size, wheel size, center bore measurements, and wheel offset.

Factory wheel size: 16” to 18”

Stud size:9/16" x 18

Offset: 10 to 30mm

Center bore: 77.8 mm

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How to measure your Ram Dakota’s bolt pattern

If you ever need to check your bolt pattern or find it on another vehicle, you can always measure it yourself. All you’ll need is a measuring tape or ruler.

First, you’ll pick any bolt on a wheel a measure from the outer edge of the lug hole directly across the circle to the opposite bolt. If you have an odd set of bolts, like on the Ram Dakota, you’ll need to pick one of the bolts on either side and measure to the center of it.

This measurement will be your diameter and the second number of your bolt pattern. To get the first number, just count the number of bolts on one wheel.

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