215/40R16 in inches

How tall is a 215 40R16 tire?

When converted to inches, the equivalent of a 215/40R16 tire size is 22.8x8.5R16. It means that:

  • height overall (or diameter) is 22.8 inches
  • tread width is 8.5 inches
  • wheel diameter is 16 inches

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215/40R16 tire size in inches
215/40R16 tire size chart

215/40R16 tire size in inches

215/40R16 Height / overall diameter: 22.8 inches
Height / overall diameter
22.8 inches
215/40R16 Tread width: 8.5 inches
Tread width
8.5 inches
215/40R16 Sidewall: 3.4 inches
Sidewall
3.4 inches
215/40R16 Wheel diameter: 16 inches
Wheel diameter
16 inches
215/40R16 Circumference: 71.6 inches
Circumference
71.6 inches
215/40R16 Revolutions: 885 per mile
Revolutions
885 per mile

215/40R16 — what does it mean?

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

215/40R16 tire code
215/40R16 tire code

How to convert 215 40R16 to inches?

First of all, we need to divide 215 mm (width) by 25.4 (mm to inch conversion), which will give us a width of 8.5″. Then, 40% of the 8.5″ will result in 3.4″ sidewall.

To get the total height or tire diameter, we need to sum the 16″ rim diameter with two of the sidewall heights. It will result in a 22.8″ total tire diameter (or height).

For your convenience, below is a table for 215/40R16 conversion to inches:

Inches Metric
Overall diameter (height) 22.8″ 579 mm
Tread width 8.5″ 215 mm
Wheel diameter 16″ 579 mm
Sidewall height 3.4″ 86 mm
Circumference 71.6″ 1818 mm
Revolutions 885 / ml 550 / km

Alternatives to a 215/40R16 tire

If you're looking to upsize your 215 40R16 tires, try to stay within 3% deviation of an overall diameter for safety reasons.

Tire Tire diameter Width Wheel Size
115/70R16 22.4″ -0.44% 4.5″ 16″
125/70R16 23″ 0.21% 4.9″ 16″
135/60R16 22.4″ -0.44% 5.3″ 16″
135/70R16 23.4″ 0.64% 5.3″ 16″
165/50R16 22.6″ -0.22% 6.5″ 16″
175/50R16 23″ 0.21% 6.9″ 16″
185/50R16 23.4″ 0.64% 7.3″ 16″
195/40R16 22.2″ -0.66% 7.7″ 16″
195/45R16 23″ 0.21% 7.7″ 16″
205/40R16 22.4″ -0.44% 8.1″ 16″