175/70R14 in inches

How tall is a 175 70R14 tire?

When converted to inches, the equivalent of a 175/70R14 tire size is 23.6x6.9R14. It means that:

  • height overall (or diameter) is 23.6 inches
  • tread width is 6.9 inches
  • wheel diameter is 14 inches

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175/70R14 tire size in inches
175/70R14 tire size chart

175/70R14 tire size in inches

175/70R14 Height / overall diameter: 23.6 inches
Height / overall diameter
23.6 inches
175/70R14 Tread width: 6.9 inches
Tread width
6.9 inches
175/70R14 Sidewall: 4.8 inches
Sidewall
4.8 inches
175/70R14 Wheel diameter: 14 inches
Wheel diameter
14 inches
175/70R14 Circumference: 74.1 inches
Circumference
74.1 inches
175/70R14 Revolutions: 856 per mile
Revolutions
856 per mile

175/70R14 — what does it mean?

  • 175 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
  • 14 is a wheel diameter (or rim) in inches

175/70R14 tire code
175/70R14 tire code

How to convert 175 70R14 to inches?

First of all, we need to divide 175 mm (width) by 25.4 (mm to inch conversion), which will give us a width of 6.9″. Then, 70% of the 6.9″ will result in 4.8″ sidewall.

To get the total height or tire diameter, we need to sum the 14″ rim diameter with two of the sidewall heights. It will result in a 23.6″ total tire diameter (or height).

For your convenience, below is a table for 175/70R14 conversion to inches:

Inches Metric
Overall diameter (height) 23.6″ 599 mm
Tread width 6.9″ 175 mm
Wheel diameter 14″ 599 mm
Sidewall height 4.8″ 123 mm
Circumference 74.1″ 1881 mm
Revolutions 856 / ml 532 / km

Alternatives to a 175/70R14 tire

If you're looking to upsize your 175 70R14 tires, try to stay within 3% deviation of an overall diameter for safety reasons.

Tire Tire diameter Width Wheel Size
135/90R14 23.6″ 0% 5.3″ 14″
145/80R14 23.2″ -0.42% 5.7″ 14″
155/80R14 23.8″ 0.25% 6.1″ 14″
165/70R14 23.2″ -0.42% 6.5″ 14″
175/65R14 23″ -0.63% 6.9″ 14″
185/65R14 23.4″ -0.21% 7.3″ 14″
185/70R14 24.2″ 0.66% 7.3″ 14″
195/60R14 23.2″ -0.42% 7.7″ 14″
195/65R14 24″ 0.45% 7.7″ 14″
205/60R14 23.6″ 0% 8.1″ 14″