Subaru Forester — Bolt Pattern & Wheel Fitment
Bolt pattern 5x114.3 (5x4.5). Specs by generation below.
2025-present 6th gen (SN; JDM chassis code SL)6th gen (SN)
| Bolt pattern | 5x114.3 (5x4.5) |
|---|---|
| Center bore | 56.1 mm |
| Thread pitch | M12x1.25 |
| Lug torque | 89 lb-ft |
| OEM wheel sizes | 17 x 7J aluminum alloy (Base, Premium), 18 x 7J aluminum alloy (Limited), 19 x 7.5J aluminum alloy (Sport, Touring), 17 x 7J aluminum alloy, matte black (Wilderness, MY2026+) |
| OEM offset | 48 mm |
| OEM tire sizes | 225/60R17 99H (Base, Premium), 225/55R18 98V (Limited), 235/50R19 99V (Sport, Touring), 235/60R17 102T all-terrain (Wilderness, MY2026+), Temporary spare: T145/80 D17 or T155/80 D17 @ 60 psi |
I independently re-verified this record; boltPattern and lugTorque are both confirmed by OEM primary documents I read myself, so verified:true stands. LUG TORQUE: 89 lbf-ft (120 N-m) read by me directly out of the 2025 owner's manual text layer, printed p.535. One figure only - every trim is aluminum alloy on this generation and the same 89 lbf-ft also covers the temporary spare, so there is deliberately no lugTorqueSteel. BOLT PATTERN: 5x114.3, from SUBARU Corporation's own subaru.jp accessory item list ('PCD114.3', stated for the 18x7.0J+48 and 19x7.5J+48 genuine wheels), corroborated by STI's SG217SJ001 page. UNCONFIRMED FIELDS, named explicitly: (1) centerBore 56.1 mm is NOT OEM-sourced - I found no Subaru-authored document that states a hub bore, and I confirmed by regex that the owner's manual contains no '56.1' or 'hub bore' string; it is aftermarket consensus. (2) threadPitch M12x1.25 is NOT OEM-sourced - the manual contains no 'M12', '1.25' or 'thread pitch' string, and neither the subaru.jp accessory list nor the STI wheel-nut page (ST28170ST060) states a thread size. Treat as unconfirmed. (3) oemOffset +48 is Subaru's GENUINE-ACCESSORY wheel offset, not a factory per-trim figure, and I found positive evidence that factory offsets are NOT uniform across trims: Subaru's own press-kit track figures are 61.6/61.8 in. for the 17-in. and 18-in. trims but 61.8/62.0 in. for the 19-in. Sport and Touring, and 61.6/61.6 in. for the MY2026 Wilderness. Track is independent of rim width (offset is measured from the wheel centerline), so those 0.2 in. differences imply roughly a 1-5 mm offset spread between trims. Use +48 as a fitment reference, not as a confirmed per-trim factory number. GENERATION-ADJACENT WARNING: for MY2025 only, a 'Forester Wilderness' is NOT this generation - it is the carryover 5th-gen (SK) car on 17x7J / 225/60R17 99T with its own owner's manual. I verified this two ways: the 2025 spec sheet contains no Wilderness trim at all, and the 2025 press kit says outright that 'The Forester Wilderness remains unchanged and will continue for a time after the 2025 Forester launch.' A 6th-gen Wilderness first appears for MY2026. Bolt pattern and torque are identical across both generations, so a mix-up costs you wheel diameter and tire size, not wheel retention. Also note 19-inch models have no under-floor spare well for the flat tire - the 2025 manual (printed p.461) directs owners to a tire bag in the cargo area.
2019-2025 (2025 = Wilderness only) 5th gen (SK)Wilderness only for MY2025 (all trims 2019-2024)
| Bolt pattern | 5x114.3 (5x4.5) |
|---|---|
| Center bore | 56.1 mm |
| Thread pitch | M12x1.25 |
| Lug torque | 89 lb-ft |
| OEM wheel sizes | 17 x 7J steel with full wheel cover (Base), 17 x 7J aluminum alloy (Base option, Premium, Wilderness), 18 x 7J aluminum alloy (Sport, Limited, Touring) |
| OEM offset | 48 mm |
| OEM tire sizes | 225/60R17 99H (Base, Premium), 225/55R18 98H (Sport, Limited, Touring), 225/60R17 99T all-terrain, Yokohama Geolandar A/T (Wilderness, MY2022-2025; full-size spare), Temporary spare: T145/80 D17 @ 60 psi (non-Wilderness) |
CRITICAL GOTCHA: this generation is 5x114.3, NOT 5x100. The Forester changed bolt circle when it moved to the Subaru Global Platform for MY2019; the 2014-2018 SJ Forester, and the Impreza and Crosstrek of ANY year, are 5x100, so SJ or Crosstrek wheels will not bolt to an SK. Do not let a 5x100 figure carried over from the previous Forester reach this page. YEARS CHANGED from the researcher's '2019-2024' to '2019-2025 (2025 = Wilderness only)'. This is the most important fix in this review and it is safety-relevant for a fitment lookup: Subaru published a separate 2025 Forester Wilderness owner's manual specifying 17x7J on 225/60R17 99T, and the 2025 press kit states the Wilderness 'remains unchanged'. If the 5th-gen record stops at 2024, a 2025 Forester Wilderness owner matches only the 6th-gen record and is shown 19x7.5J / 235/50R19 - wrong wheel and wrong tire for their car. Every OTHER 2025 Forester is 6th gen, so both records legitimately match year 2025 and the trim decides. LUG TORQUE: one figure only, 89 lbf-ft (120 N-m), which I read myself out of three separate owner's manuals spanning the whole generation (2019 printed p.495, 2022 printed p.517, 2025 Wilderness printed p.504). Subaru specifies no different torque for the Base trim's 17x7 steel wheel or for the T145/80 D17 compact spare, so there is deliberately no lugTorqueSteel here. UNCONFIRMED FIELDS, named explicitly: (1) centerBore 56.1 mm is NOT OEM-sourced - I regex-searched all three manuals' full text for '56.1' and 'hub bore' and got zero hits, and no Subaru accessory document states a hub bore; aftermarket consensus only. (2) threadPitch M12x1.25 is NOT OEM-sourced - zero hits for 'M12', '1.25' and 'thread pitch' across all three manuals, and the accessory catalogs describe the wheel-lock and lug-nut sets without ever giving a thread size. The one supporting datum I did find is that SUBARU catalogues the same wheel-lock part (B3277YA001) for both SK and the current Forester, so whatever the thread is, it is common to both records. (3) oemOffset +48 is SUBARU's genuine-accessory wheel offset (17x7J +48 and 18x7+48, both stated in SUBARU's own SK item list), NOT a factory per-trim figure, and Subaru's own press-kit track data shows factory offsets are not uniform: 61.6/61.8 in. for the mainstream trims versus 61.4/61.4 in. for the Wilderness. Since track does not depend on rim width, that gap points to a different Wilderness offset and/or suspension geometry - treat +48 as a fitment reference, and treat the Base steel wheel and the Wilderness as specifically unverified. SPARE TIRE: the Wilderness carries a FULL-SIZE 225/60R17 99T spare; every other trim gets the T145/80 D17 compact spare at 60 psi. BOLT-PATTERN SOURCING CAVEAT: the numeric 114.3 comes from SUBARU's Japanese-market documentation for the same SK chassis (and from the SAA3104210 part number shared with the current Forester, whose spec SUBARU spells out as PCD114.3). No US-market Subaru document states a bolt circle - I confirmed the SOA press-kit spec sheets and all four owner's manuals omit it - and I independently confirmed that parts.subaru.com is behind a Cloudflare interstitial (HTTP 403, 'Just a moment...'), which I did not attempt to bypass.
Subaru Forester bolt pattern — frequently asked
What is the Subaru Forester bolt pattern?
5x114.3, which is 5x4.5 in inches, on every Forester generation in our database (2019–present).
Do all Forester model years have the same bolt pattern?
Yes, across 2019–present: 5x114.3. Years outside 2019–present are not in our database and are not covered by this answer.
Is 5x114.3 the same as 5x4.5?
Yes. 5x114.3 is the metric notation and 5x4.5 the inch notation of the same bolt pattern (114.3 mm ÷ 25.4).
Will 5x115 (5x4.53) wheels fit a Forester?
No. The Forester is 5x114.3; 5x115 is 0.7 mm larger and not interchangeable — the two are so close a tape measure cannot tell them apart, which is exactly why they get mixed up.
Will 5x112 (5x4.41) wheels fit a Forester?
No. The Forester is 5x114.3; 5x112 is 2.3 mm smaller and not interchangeable.
Will 5x110 (5x4.33) wheels fit a Forester?
No. The Forester is 5x114.3; 5x110 is 4.3 mm smaller and not interchangeable.
Will 5x120 (5x4.72) wheels fit a Forester?
No. The Forester is 5x114.3; 5x120 is 5.7 mm larger and not interchangeable.
Which other vehicles use the same 5x114.3 bolt pattern as the Forester?
In our database: Ford Mustang, Honda Accord, Ford Explorer, Honda Civic, Honda CR-V, Toyota Camry, Toyota RAV4, Toyota Highlander, Tesla Model 3, Tesla Model Y, Subaru Outback, Nissan Altima. Same pattern is not the same wheel — center bore and stud thread still have to match; see the 5x114.3 pattern page.
What is the lug nut torque for a Subaru Forester?
2025-present 6th gen (SN): 89 lb-ft; 2019-2025 (2025 = Wilderness only) Wilderness only for MY2025 (all trims 2019-2024): 89 lb-ft. Use a torque wrench and the manufacturer figure for your exact year; aftermarket wheels may specify their own.
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