165/70R17 in inches

How tall is a 165 70R17 tire?

When converted to inches, the equivalent of a 165/70R17 tire size is 26.2x6.5R17. It means that:

  • height overall (or diameter) is 26.2 inches
  • tread width is 6.5 inches
  • wheel diameter is 17 inches

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165/70R17 tire size in inches
165/70R17 tire size chart

165/70R17 tire size in inches

165/70R17 Height / overall diameter: 26.2 inches
Height / overall diameter
26.2 inches
165/70R17 Tread width: 6.5 inches
Tread width
6.5 inches
165/70R17 Sidewall: 4.6 inches
Sidewall
4.6 inches
165/70R17 Wheel diameter: 17 inches
Wheel diameter
17 inches
165/70R17 Circumference: 82.3 inches
Circumference
82.3 inches
165/70R17 Revolutions: 771 per mile
Revolutions
771 per mile

165/70R17 — what does it mean?

  • 165 stands for tread width in millimeters
  • 70 is an aspect ration between the tread width and the sidewall in percents
  • R means that the tire has a radial construction
  • 17 is a wheel diameter (or rim) in inches

165/70R17 tire code
165/70R17 tire code

How to convert 165 70R17 to inches?

First of all, we need to divide 165 mm (width) by 25.4 (mm to inch conversion), which will give us a width of 6.5″. Then, 70% of the 6.5″ will result in 4.6″ sidewall.

To get the total height or tire diameter, we need to sum the 17″ rim diameter with two of the sidewall heights. It will result in a 26.2″ total tire diameter (or height).

For your convenience, below is a table for 165/70R17 conversion to inches:

Inches Metric
Overall diameter (height) 26.2″ 665 mm
Tread width 6.5″ 165 mm
Wheel diameter 17″ 665 mm
Sidewall height 4.6″ 116 mm
Circumference 82.3″ 2088 mm
Revolutions 771 / ml 479 / km

Alternatives to a 165/70R17 tire

If you're looking to upsize your 165 70R17 tires, try to stay within 3% deviation of an overall diameter for safety reasons.

Tire Tire diameter Width Wheel Size
315/35R17 25.6″ -0.57% 12.4″ 17″
275/40R17 25.6″ -0.57% 10.8″ 17″
245/45R17 25.6″ -0.57% 9.6″ 17″
T185/60R17 25.8″ -0.38% 7.3″ 17″
135/80R17 25.6″ -0.57% 5.3″ 17″
135/90R17 26.6″ 0.41% 5.3″ 17″
145/80R17 26.2″ 0% 5.7″ 17″
155/70R17 25.6″ -0.57% 6.1″ 17″
155/80R17 26.8″ 0.59% 6.1″ 17″
195/55R17 25.4″ -0.76% 7.7″ 17″