i have a 2001 supercrew 4x4 and i need to change the front brakes and rotors it is a 5 bolt lug pattern holding the whell on but i am being asked if it is a 5 or 7 lug holding the rotor on. i have no idea. and are the rotors easy to change? do i need to get new bearings?

Rotors have the same lugs going through them that the wheel does.

Yeah i know that.

If you have 5 lugs holding the wheel on, you will also have 5 lugs holding the rotor. That is what I meant to say. Sorry if I came off flippiant.

where do get get 7 lug then? i have never seen 7 lugs on a vehicle. so i should tell them 5 ? thanks

Ford made 2 different size wheels and brake configurations. If you have 5 lugnuts, tell them you need a rotor with 5 lug holes.