Originally Posted by
68Shortbox5.4
Before you run off and buy wheels with the 5x5 pattern, I believe Lincolns were the only one to use the 5x5 pattern, Ford and Merc used 5x4.5. If his wheels came off a Ranger and your lugs were to close then 5x5 would be bigger. Measure from the outside of one stud to the middle of the adjacent stud to get your pattern.
My understanding has always been to measuer from center of stud to center of opposite stud (or close to opposite obviously with an odd number of lugs)
When I actually go pick some up I will probably take a piece of cardboard, smack it down over the studs to get the bolt pattern and bring it with me to hold up over the donor car studs and make sure they are the same size. I don't see new rims going on this.