I have a 1982 Camaro and I’m wanting to get a set of JEGS SSR wheels for it. I was wanting to make sure that my bolt pattern was in fact a 5x4.75. I’m not able to measure the wheels as they are botched out cragars. I measured the studs instead and what I came up with is 5x5. That can’t be right?
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What is my bolt pattern?
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LOL please stop giving advice dude. Moron
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Probably because you can’t read a damn tape either. So who ties your shoes in the morning?
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Crickets from that guy since he made an ass of himself. Hopefully the OP got his answer
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I decided to talk to a buddy that has wheels that are 5x4.75 and I’m gonna see if they fit. That’ll give me a for sure answer. Thanks for all the help everyone!!
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My apologies; I should have looked at the pictures alittle closer before opening my mouth.
I read 1982 Camaro and I know that they come with a 5x4.75 bolt pattern. Never assume anything... It looks like you in fact have a 5x5 bolt pattern due to someone swapping the axle assembly or axle shafts.
I would also measure your front rotors to verify they match before ordering anything.
Again sorry for the confusion and I retract my post from yesterday and feel like an idiot for not looking closer at the pictures and reading into the 82 Camaro....
I read 1982 Camaro and I know that they come with a 5x4.75 bolt pattern. Never assume anything... It looks like you in fact have a 5x5 bolt pattern due to someone swapping the axle assembly or axle shafts.
I would also measure your front rotors to verify they match before ordering anything.
Again sorry for the confusion and I retract my post from yesterday and feel like an idiot for not looking closer at the pictures and reading into the 82 Camaro....
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You should learn before trashing people. It is outside of stud to center of opposing stud for 5 bolt patterns. Here is a picture for the unknowing.
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5x4.75"(120.65mm) for oem f body wheels. Looks like you're measuring wrong?
Wheel bolt patterns are measured as a bolt CIRCLE, regardless of the number of studs involved. This means that all of the studs are placed exactly with their centers corresponding to the center of the bolt circle. Then the spacing of the studs is calculated (geometry again) according to the number of studs, for example a five lug application will have the studs placed every 72 degrees (360 divided by 5). It is pretty hard to measure bolt circle with a tape measure when an uneven number of studs is involved. The best choice is to invest in an inexpensive bolt circle measuring gauge . . . . Most Chevrolet passenger cars have 4.75" bolt circle, except later model Impala, Caprice, etc. which have 5.00" bolt circle.
Back in the 30's and 40's all Chevrolet passenger cars and light trucks had six lug wheels, then the passenger cars all went to 4.75" bolt circle and the trucks stayed with six lug wheels. Then some two wheel drive trucks and the aforementioned Impala and Caprice went to 5.00 bolt circle.
Back in the 30's and 40's all Chevrolet passenger cars and light trucks had six lug wheels, then the passenger cars all went to 4.75" bolt circle and the trucks stayed with six lug wheels. Then some two wheel drive trucks and the aforementioned Impala and Caprice went to 5.00 bolt circle.
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same here..luckily I ended up with a set of dual pattern chrome wheels to eventually carry one as a spare.Tech Info
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Get a straight edge to run across two studs, and run a measuring tape from center of top stud to the straight edge. Seems like that's how I did it on mine. I'm one of the few Chevy's with a Ford 9" with Ford axles/bolt pattern on the rear...
I always measured center to center on the studs then added a quarter inch... ie..4.25 is small ford and so on.
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I ran a quick test. I took my front wheel off and put in onto the rear removing just the top lug nut to see how much space I had and did the same with the front after. These are the results. The front is factory still.
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EXACTLY Bill !!!
I've never before read such dumb answers as some of the ones in this thread.
Its not even that hard with a tape measure if one remembers to measure the CIRCLE.
Its little wonder so many guys call their Engines motors
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Correct. Everyone knows the bolt circle formula for a 5 bolt is: boltcircle = 2Rsin(72) + wheelstuddiameter/2
Or, just use a tapemeasure like this:
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See! Now that wasn't so hard....was it?
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This is still dumb!!
Can't anyone post a diagram showing how to measure a circle??
Say a 4.5 or 4.75 or 5 inch circle ...
Can't anyone post a diagram showing how to measure a circle??
Say a 4.5 or 4.75 or 5 inch circle ...
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The Bullet never fails to entertain...
Never seen a Chevy bolt pattern get this exciting before
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They appear to be 1/8" different.
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