Picture this: You've spotted a gorgeous set of refurbished carbon fiber wheels on Facebook Marketplace and thought "these will definitely fit my car," only to later learn the bolt pattern is not ...

We usually don't pay attention to our wheel's bolt pattern that often but it is an important thing to know since every car has a different bolt pattern. The wheel bolt pattern is the number of lug ...

We've said it before, but it's a fact that few things are as simple as they look. Take something as commonplace as lug nuts: They hold the wheels onto a vehicle. That's simple enough, but another ...

The most primitive part on any given vehicle is the wheel. It's the one invention that changed the face of transportation as we know it and got things rolling to where we are today. So why do these ...

Different cars come with different wheel bolt/lug patterns. Four to five-lug designs can handle pressure and are found on Sport Utility Vehicles (SUVs). These are fixed to withstand pressure, maneuver ...

Pontiac met its end in 2010 due to corporate restructuring at General Motors but left a mark just the same. In its 84 years of existence, the now-defunct automaker produced numerous iconic muscle cars ...

One of the first changes most of us plan to make to our trucks is the installation of custom wheels. After all, stock wheels are no way to roll, but for Chevys with one too many lug nuts, the options ...

When it comes to owning a Jeep, there's one modification above almost all others that every owner seems to make and that's new wheels and tires. Even when the factory Jeep wheels are perfectly ...

There are two commonly used ways to fasten wheels to a hub: lug-centric and hub-centric. In hub-centric designs (see figure below), the wheel fits snugly against the hub which provides support along ...