215/60R14 in inches

How tall is a 215 60R14 tire?

When converted to inches, the equivalent of a 215/60R14 tire size is 24.2x8.5R14. It means that:

  • height overall (or diameter) is 24.2 inches
  • tread width is 8.5 inches
  • wheel diameter is 14 inches

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215/60R14 tire size in inches
215/60R14 tire size chart

215/60R14 tire size in inches

215/60R14 Height / overall diameter: 24.2 inches
Height / overall diameter
24.2 inches
215/60R14 Tread width: 8.5 inches
Tread width
8.5 inches
215/60R14 Sidewall: 5.1 inches
Sidewall
5.1 inches
215/60R14 Wheel diameter: 14 inches
Wheel diameter
14 inches
215/60R14 Circumference: 76 inches
Circumference
76 inches
215/60R14 Revolutions: 834 per mile
Revolutions
834 per mile

215/60R14 — what does it mean?

  • 215 stands for tread width in millimeters
  • 60 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

215/60R14 tire code
215/60R14 tire code

How to convert 215 60R14 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, 60% of the 8.5″ will result in 5.1″ 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 24.2″ total tire diameter (or height).

For your convenience, below is a table for 215/60R14 conversion to inches:

Inches Metric
Overall diameter (height) 24.2″ 615 mm
Tread width 8.5″ 215 mm
Wheel diameter 14″ 615 mm
Sidewall height 5.1″ 129 mm
Circumference 76″ 1931 mm
Revolutions 834 / ml 518 / km

Alternatives to a 215/60R14 tire

If you're looking to upsize your 215 60R14 tires, try to stay within 3% deviation of an overall diameter for safety reasons.

Tire Tire diameter Width Wheel Size
135/90R14 23.6″ -0.66% 5.3″ 14″
155/80R14 23.8″ -0.41% 6.1″ 14″
165/80R14 24.4″ 0.2% 6.5″ 14″
175/70R14 23.6″ -0.66% 6.9″ 14″
175/75R14 24.4″ 0.2% 6.9″ 14″
185/70R14 24.2″ 0% 7.3″ 14″
185/75R14 25″ 0.8% 7.3″ 14″
195/65R14 24″ -0.2% 7.7″ 14″
195/70R14 24.8″ 0.6% 7.7″ 14″
205/60R14 23.6″ -0.66% 8.1″ 14″