Nissan Frontier — Bolt Pattern & Wheel Fitment
Bolt pattern 6x114.3 (6x4.5). Specs by generation below.
2022-2026 3rd gen (D41)
| Bolt pattern | 6x114.3 (6x4.5) |
|---|---|
| Center bore | 66.1 mm |
| Thread pitch | M12x1.25 |
| Lug torque | 98 lb-ft |
| OEM wheel sizes | 16x7JJ styled steel (S), 16x7J aluminum (added for 2024 MY and later), 17x7.5J aluminum (SV, SL, PRO-X, PRO-4X) |
| OEM offset | 30 mm |
| OEM tire sizes | P265/70R16, 265/65R17, 265/70R17 |
BOLT PATTERN IS NOT VERIFIED AND TWO OEM DOCUMENTS DISAGREE - DO NOT PUBLISH AS CONFIRMED. I independently re-ran this generation and reached the SAME verdict as the first researcher, on a stronger evidence base. The only OEM document that directly states a D41 bolt circle is the Frontier Body Builder's Guide, and it says "6 x 139.7 mm (6 X 5.5 in)". I report 6x114.3 anyway, on this evidence: (1) I pulled the LIVE 2024 TITAN BBG (the first researcher only had an archived 2021 edition) and found the byte-identical bolt-pattern string repeated four times, alongside the TITAN's own center bore 77.77 mm and its own split front/rear caliper clearances - while the Frontier BBG correctly localized those same neighbouring rows to 66 mm and a single 3.0 mm. One un-edited row in a copied template. (2) The BBG is internally incoherent: it pairs 6x139.7 with a 66 mm center bore, and 66 mm is the classic Nissan 6x114.3 truck/SUV bore (Frontier/Xterra/Pathfinder), whereas Nissan's actual 6x139.7 vehicle - the TITAN, per its own BBG - uses 77.77 mm. (3) Nissan's own press release states "Bolt Pattern: 6x114.3" for a Frontier wheel and closes its applicability sentence with "and will also be offered on the forthcoming, next-generation Frontier". (4) The D41 is a heavily revised D40 on the same frame and hubs, and the D40 is independently confirmed 6x114.3 in the row below. NEW AND IMPORTANT: the error is NOT confined to the old archived guide - I retrieved the 2025 edition LIVE and it repeats "6 x 139.7 mm" unchanged, and no 2026/2024/2023/2022 Frontier BBG is served, so Nissan's newest published engineering document still carries the wrong figure. Repetition across editions adds NO independent weight (it is the same template propagating) but it does mean anyone else checking the BBG will hit the same wrong number. The chain to 6x114.3 remains an inference across documents, not a direct OEM statement, so verified stays false and confidence stays medium. Confirm against the vehicle before fitting. WHAT IS SOLID: lug torque 98 ft-lb (133 N·m) - I downloaded all five model-year manuals (2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026) and extracted the text myself; every one states it TWICE (flat-tire and tire-rotation sections), ten statements across five publications, no drift. Offset 30 mm (1.18 in) is stated by all five manuals AND the BBG. NO SEPARATE STEEL-WHEEL TORQUE: one figure covers everything - the full-size steel spare included, since the spare-change procedure is one of the two passages that states it - so lugTorqueSteel is omitted by finding, not by oversight. CENTER BORE: the OEM word is "66 mm (2.60 in)"; I report 66.1 because that is the catalog rounding of the same hub (2.60 in = 66.04 mm) and the figure hub-centric rings are cut to. THREAD PITCH M12x1.25 is OEM-sourced for this generation (BBG). WHEEL-COUNT GOTCHA (verified in the manuals myself): 2022-2023 offer only 16x7JJ steel and 17x7.5J alloy; 2024 MY adds a third entry, 16x7J ALUMINUM, so a 2024+ 16-inch wheel may be alloy rather than steel. RE-TORQUE: Nissan says retighten after driving 1,000 km, which its own two passages convert as "620 miles" (flat-tire section) and "600 miles" (tire-rotation section). Owner's manuals for this vehicle contain no bolt circle, no center bore and no thread pitch at all - I regex-scanned every page of all five to confirm.
2005-2021 2nd gen (D40)
| Bolt pattern | 6x114.3 (6x4.5) |
|---|---|
| Center bore | 66.1 mm |
| Thread pitch | M12x1.25 |
| Lug torque | 98 lb-ft |
| OEM wheel sizes | 15x7.0J steel (2008-2011), 15x6.5JJ steel (2012-2019), 16x7.0J / 16x7JJ steel (all years), 16x7.0JJ / 16x7J aluminum, incl. off-road alloy (2014-2021), 17x7.5J (2008 and earlier), 18x8.0J (2009), 18x7.5J / 18x7.5JJ aluminum (2010-2021) |
| OEM offset | 20-30 mm |
| OEM tire sizes | P235/75R15 (also listed as 235/75R15), P265/70R16, P265/75R16, P265/65R17 (2008 and earlier), P265/65R18 (2009), P265/60R18 (2010 and later) |
Bolt pattern and lug torque are each confirmed by a genuine OEM document, so verified:true stands. LUG TORQUE IS EXCEPTIONALLY SOLID: I downloaded and text-extracted TEN model-year manuals for this generation myself (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021) and every single one states "98 ft-lb (133 N·m)", twice each - no drift in fourteen model years. OEM TYPO worth knowing: in the 2020 and 2021 manuals the SECOND occurrence (tire-rotation section) misprints the metric value as "98 ft-lb (133 ft-lb)"; the primary occurrence correctly reads "133 N·m". NO SEPARATE STEEL-WHEEL TORQUE: one figure covers the alloy road wheels and the full-size steel spare, so lugTorqueSteel is omitted by finding, not by oversight. *** I CORRECTED TWO REAL ERRORS IN THE PRIOR RECORD *** (1) OFFSET: the prior record carried a blanket oemOffset of "30" and asserted that no manual publishes an offset for the 15-inch wheels. Both are wrong. The 2015, 2018 and 2019 manuals all publish the 15 x 6.5JJ steel wheel at "0.79 (20)" - 20 mm, ten millimetres off the blanket figure - while the 2016 and 2017 manuals print "1.18 (30)" for the same wheel. Nissan contradicts itself, 3 editions to 2. Because a blanket "30" would be actively wrong for a 15-inch D40, oemOffset is now the range "20-30". READ IT THIS WAY: every 16-inch and 18-inch D40 wheel is 30 mm in every manual that publishes an offset (2015-2021), consistently and with no conflict; ONLY the 15 x 6.5JJ steel wheel is in dispute, at 20 mm or 30 mm depending on edition. Treat a 15-inch D40 as 20 mm but verify against the vehicle, and never assume 30 mm for it. The 2005-2014 manuals print no offset column at all, so the 15 x 7.0J of 2008-2011 has no OEM-published offset whatsoever. (2) WHEEL AND TIRE COVERAGE: the prior record's arrays omitted the early-generation fitments entirely - the 17x7.5J on P265/65R17 (2008 and earlier) and the 18x8.0J on P265/65R18 (2009), the latter a different RIM WIDTH from the 18x7.5J of 2010 onward. Both are now included with their year ranges. oemWheel and oemTire here are the UNION across fourteen model years, not a single-year list; a year-specific lookup should always prefer that model year's own manual, because this generation drifts a lot (15-inch goes 7.0J then 6.5JJ then disappears for 2020-2021; 17-inch exists only early; 18-inch goes 8.0J then 7.5J; alloys are first split out from steel in 2014). CENTER BORE AND THREAD PITCH ARE NOT OEM-SOURCED FOR THIS GENERATION: 66.1 mm and M12x1.25 are carried from the D41 Body Builder's Guide ("66 mm (2.60 in)", "M12 x 1.25") plus aftermarket consensus; no D40-era Nissan document stating either was found, so treat both as unconfirmed. YEAR-RANGE CAVEAT, stated honestly: I could not obtain 2005, 2006 or 2007 manuals (those URLs 404), so my torque verification directly covers 2008-2021; and the NISMO press release names "2005-2020" model year Frontier, so the 2021 MY is not literally inside the bolt-pattern statement - the 2021 is mechanically the 2020 (identical wheel table, identical torque, sequential publication numbers OM20EA/OM21EA 0D40U1), and the release predates the 2021 announcement. GENERATION-ADJACENT WARNING: do not let a Nissan TITAN spec leak into a Frontier record - the TITAN is genuinely 6x139.7 with a 77.77 mm bore, and Nissan's own Frontier Body Builder's Guide already made exactly that mistake (see the D41 row's notes).
Nissan Frontier bolt pattern — frequently asked
What is the Nissan Frontier bolt pattern?
6x114.3, which is 6x4.5 in inches, on every Frontier generation in our database (2005–2026).
Do all Frontier model years have the same bolt pattern?
Yes, across 2005–2026: 6x114.3. Years outside 2005–2026 are not in our database and are not covered by this answer.
Is 6x114.3 the same as 6x4.5?
Yes. 6x114.3 is the metric notation and 6x4.5 the inch notation of the same bolt pattern (114.3 mm ÷ 25.4).
Which other vehicles use the same 6x114.3 bolt pattern as the Frontier?
No other vehicle in our database uses 6x114.3 yet.
What is the lug nut torque for a Nissan Frontier?
2022-2026: 98 lb-ft; 2005-2021: 98 lb-ft. Use a torque wrench and the manufacturer figure for your exact year; aftermarket wheels may specify their own.
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