Mustang Bolt Patterns
Last Updated May 6, 2024 | C.J. TragakisUpgrading your Mustang’s wheels can seem like a simple task. But it’s important to make sure your new wheels will fit your Ford Mustang’s bolt pattern. The pattern hasn’t changed much in the last few decades, but older Mustangs used different layouts.
What Is a Bolt Pattern?
A bolt pattern, or lug pattern, refers to the studs you mount your wheel to on each corner of your vehicle. The bolt pattern measurement is simply the number of lugs and the distance between opposite wheel studs. The distance is measured differently depending on the layout.
[Number of Lugs] x [Distance Between Opposing Lugs]
For example, if your wheels had 4 lugs and the bolts were 100mm apart, the bolt pattern would be 4 x 100mm.
How to Measure a Bolt Pattern
There are different ways to measure bolt patterns depending on the number of bolts on the wheel. Four-bolt wheels measure the pattern from the middle of one hole to the middle of the opposite hole.
On a five-bolt wheel, you measure from the outermost point of one hole to the center of one of the two holes farthest away.
You shouldn’t have to worry about measuring your Mustang wheel bolt pattern though. See the table below for a list of bolt patterns by generation.
Ford Mustang Bolt Pattern Chart
This chart has the wheel lug patterns for Mustangs in each model year group. Note that the first generation had two different bolt patterns. Keep in mind that bolt patterns may be the same for different generations, but the backspacing and offset can be different. Bolt patterns are usually displayed in millimeters, but inches are sometimes used.
Fortunately, the Mustang’s bolt patterns are very simple and haven’t changed since 1994. The vast majority of Mustangs are 5 x 114.3mm, but Fox Body, Mustang II, and some First-Gen models are in a four-bolt pattern, not five-bolt.
| Mustang Generation | Model Year Range | Lugs | Bolt Pattern | Bolt Pattern (Inches) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Generation | 1965-1973 | 4 | 4 x 114.3mm | 4 x 4.5” |
| First Generation | 1965-1973 | 5 | 5 x 114.3mm | 5 x 4.5” |
| Mustang II | 1974-1978 | 4 | 4 x 108mm | 4 x 4.25” |
| Fox Body | 1979-1993 | 4 | 4 x 108mm | 4 x 4.25” |
| SN95 | 1994-2004 | 5 | 5 x 114.3mm | 5 x 4.5” |
| S197 | 2005-2014 | 5 | 5 x 114.3mm | 5 x 4.5” |
| S550 | 2015-2023 | 5 | 5 x 114.3mm | 5 x 4.5” |
| S650 | 2024+ | 5 | 5 x 114.3mm | 5 x 4.5” |
Mustang Lug Conversions
With older Mustangs, drivers will often want to convert from a 4-lug to a 5-lug pattern to get the wheels they want. That’s easy to do with a set of wheel adapters. Wheel adapters are similar to wheel spacers, but they also change the bolt pattern. Some wheel adapters keep the same spacing, while others will alter your Mustang’s stance.
Sources: Ford Mustang- by vehicle year, Wheel-Size.com | Bolt Pattern Cross Reference and Wheel Sizes: What's My Bolt Pattern? What Wheels Fit?, Roadkill Customs
