There is another bolt pattern...

[TheGreenDragon]

So I was searching for Kspeed springs on E-bay when I came across these pictures:

Naturally, my eyes were drawn to the rims because something didn't seem quite right. And then I realized I was looking at a Sonic with only four lug nuts.

Well that seemed strange. It would be pretty hard to make an adapter from a five-lug setup to a four-lug. And it would hardly be worth the hassle. Unless...

Is your jaw on the floor yet?

What if I told you that these cars, sold as the Chevy Aveo (T300) had a bolt pattern of 4x100. What if I told you that bolt pattern is shared with the Acura Integra, the BMW 3-series, the Ford Escort, and too many Honda and Toyota cars to list here.

Here's the list, in case you are curious:
4x100 - Bolt pattern - Wheel-Size.com

Here's the website I found the cars listed on:
the all new chevrolet aveo/sonic | Kaskus - The Largest Indonesian Community

I'm still trying to nail down the actual model year of these cars. I have seen 2012 and 2014 mentioned but nothing too solid.

But hey, guess what that means? There are 4x100 PCD OEM rotors out there for our cars. That means we could mount Steelies, Volks, Work, and vintage JDM rims on our hot-hatches without needing an adapter plate, re-drills, or custom drilled wheels. Someone needs to figure out how to source these rotors to replace our 5x105 setup. Please?

 

[SuperSonicRS]

Pretty sure you would need more than just an overseas rotor. What you want is the hubs.

 

[The Champ]

^

Yup... Just try and put those 4 bolt rotors onto a 5 bolt hub....

Much more work and expense than it's worth.

 

[Beastlick]

Adaptec spacers are only about $60 a piece also. You can get them made into any bolt pattern you want. I just ordered some 5 x 114.3

Good idea but expensive to execute.

 

[Natesriv]

those are the overseas one's... not sure why that difference unless there's some "tradition"...

 

[mitdr774]

For some reason the NAO market is 5 lug and it looks like the other world markets are mostly 4 lug.

 

[TheGreenDragon]

Pretty sure you would need more than just an overseas rotor. What you want is the hubs.

Doh! Yeah, that would be due to my overexcitement.

As far as the 'why' North America got the obscure 5x105 instead of the more common 4x100, I would speculate that it is because the 5 bolt pattern is somehow "safer" than the 4 bolt pattern. Something about the car's weight or something.

Either that, or Chevy just really wanted to screw with the North American population.

 

[Stew]

Also, the Inferno Orange Sonic at the top of our website here is 4 lug