The Short Version
- Every Terrano is 6×139.7. WD21, the facelifted cars, the R50, the Terrano Regulus — roughly 150 grade rows in the Japanese factory tables and not one of them is anything else.
- There is no 5-lug Terrano and no 6×114.3 Terrano. Both claims circulate. Both are wrong.
- The hub bore is not published for any variant, on any grade page.
- Offsets vary a lot by body: +10 on the narrow-body WD21, +30 on the wide body, +30 on the Regulus, and a +10 to +50 spread across the later cars.
Two Wrong Numbers, Killed
We came to this vehicle expecting to document a changeover, because the note in our own backlog said “6×114.3 on older, 5×114.3 on newer”. Both halves turned out to be wrong, and we would rather say so publicly than quietly correct it.
We pulled the complete grade-by-grade tables for the WD21 in narrow and wide body form, for the facelifted Terrano that continued after the Regulus arrived across five chassis codes, and for the Terrano Regulus R50 across six. Every row reads 139.7 in the PCD column and 6 in the hole count. Nissan never changed it.
Where does the confusion come from? Almost certainly from 6×139.7 being the common Japanese light-truck standard of the era — the Hilux, the Bighorn, the Delica 4WD and the Terrano all share it — and from the number 114.3 being so common everywhere else in Japanese fitment that it attaches itself to things by reflex. If you see a Terrano listed as five-lug, the listing is wrong.
Factory Specification
| Model | Chassis | Period | Wheel | Bolt pattern | Bore |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terrano, narrow body | Y-LBYD21 and related | 1994.11–1995.09 | 7J×15 +10 | 6×139.7 | not published |
| Terrano, wide body | Y-WBYD21 / E-WHYD21 | 1994.11–1995.09 | 6.5J×15 +30 | 6×139.7 | not published |
| Terrano (post-facelift) | PR50 / RR50 / LR50 / TR50 | 1995–2002 | 6.5–7J × 15–16, +10 to +50 by grade | 6×139.7 | not published |
| Terrano Regulus | JRR50 / JLR50 / JTR50 / JLUR50 | 1996.08–2002.08 | 7J×16 +30 | 6×139.7 | not published |
The Offset Spread Is the Real Trap
Since the bolt pattern is constant, offset is where Terrano buyers actually get caught. The narrow-body WD21 sits at +10 on a 7J. The wide body sits at +30 on a 6.5J. That is 20 mm of offset and half an inch of width between two cars sold in the same month.
Across the later cars the database shows anything from +10 to +50 depending on grade. A +50 wheel and a +10 wheel on the same vehicle are 40 mm apart at the arch. Both bolt on. Only one looks like the car left the factory.
So for this vehicle more than most: get the chassis code and the body width before buying, not the model name. “Terrano” on a listing narrows the bolt pattern to one answer and the offset to almost none.
Pathfinder, Hardbody and the Family
The WD21 was sold in the United States as the Nissan Pathfinder, and it shares its mechanicals with the D21 Hardbody pickup, known in some markets as the Datsun truck. US aftermarket sources list both at 6×139.7, consistent with the Japanese data, so the family shares the pattern as you would expect.
We did not verify the Pathfinder or the D21 against a Japanese primary source, because neither is in those databases under those names. We also found aggregator claims of a 100.3 mm and a 108 mm hub bore for the Pathfinder that contradict each other. We are not repeating either.
The Terrano II (R20) is a different vehicle entirely — a Ford Maverick built on a European platform with Nissan diesel engines, sold in Europe and never in Japan. There is no Japanese data for it, and we would not assume it shares anything with a WD21 beyond the badge.
Importing
The WD21 ran to 1995 and is fully eligible for US import. The R50 and Terrano Regulus ran to 2002, so cars built up to August 2001 are eligible now and the last year of production follows through to 2027.
The US had the Pathfinder, so the WD21 shape is familiar there. What the US did not get is the diesel — and the diesel Terrano is the reason most people import one.
What We Could Not Verify
- Hub bore for any Terrano, Regulus or Pathfinder variant. Blank on every grade page, consistently rather than occasionally.
- Whether the US Pathfinder and D21 share the Japanese cars’ offsets, as opposed to just the bolt pattern.
- Anything about the Terrano II (R20) from a Japanese primary source; the vehicle was never sold in Japan.
- Factory tyre sizes, which the wheel table does not carry.