The Ford F-150 wins the popularity contest in the truck market and is the best-selling vehicle in America. This relatively affordable truck is much loved for its reliability and its ever-evolving form. The F-150 is also a great platform for customizations, including changing up the wheels for better function and style—before picking your dream rims, however, you’ll need to know the bolt pattern.

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2012 Ford F-150 bolt pattern

The bolt pattern for any Ford F-150

from 2004 onwards, including a 2012 Ford F-150, is 6x5.3”, or 6 on 5.3. If you’re not sure what bolt pattern means, it’s pretty straightforward—the bolt pattern or lug pattern can be written in the format of:

# of bolts x diameter of the circle they form

A 6x5.3 lug pattern means there are six lugs on each of your F-150’s wheels, set in a circle with a 5.3-inch diameter. While this gives you an idea of what wheels to look at, you’ll need more information to upgrade your wheels. You will also need to know your Ford’s stud size, wheel offset, center bore measurement, and torque specifications:

Factory wheel size: 17”

Stud size: M14x2.0

Offset: 18 to 45 mm

Center bore: 87.1 mm

Wheel tightening torque: 204 Nm

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How to measure your Ford F-150’s bolt pattern

The information on the specs listed above should be enough to find the perfect set of wheels for your 2012 F-150. However, if you ever need to check the bolt pattern manually, here’s what you need to do with one simple tool.

Using a measuring tape or ruler, pick a bolt and measure the distance between the center of the lug hole and the center of the opposite bolt. This measurement will give you the diameter of the bolt pattern!

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