255/50R19 in inches

How tall is a 255 50R19 tire?

When converted to inches, the equivalent of a 255/50R19 tire size is 29x10R19. It means that:

  • height overall (or diameter) is 29 inches
  • tread width is 10 inches
  • wheel diameter is 19 inches

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255/50R19 tire size in inches
255/50R19 tire size chart

255/50R19 tire size in inches

255/50R19 Height / overall diameter: 29 inches
Height / overall diameter
29 inches
255/50R19 Tread width: 10 inches
Tread width
10 inches
255/50R19 Sidewall: 5 inches
Sidewall
5 inches
255/50R19 Wheel diameter: 19 inches
Wheel diameter
19 inches
255/50R19 Circumference: 91.1 inches
Circumference
91.1 inches
255/50R19 Revolutions: 695 per mile
Revolutions
695 per mile

255/50R19 — what does it mean?

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

255/50R19 tire code
255/50R19 tire code

How to convert 255 50R19 to inches?

First of all, we need to divide 255 mm (width) by 25.4 (mm to inch conversion), which will give us a width of 10″. Then, 50% of the 10″ will result in 5″ sidewall.

To get the total height or tire diameter, we need to sum the 19″ rim diameter with two of the sidewall heights. It will result in a 29″ total tire diameter (or height).

For your convenience, below is a table for 255/50R19 conversion to inches:

Inches Metric
Overall diameter (height) 29″ 737 mm
Tread width 10″ 255 mm
Wheel diameter 19″ 737 mm
Sidewall height 5″ 128 mm
Circumference 91.1″ 2314 mm
Revolutions 695 / ml 432 / km

Alternatives to a 255/50R19 tire

If you're looking to upsize your 255 50R19 tires, try to stay within 3% deviation of an overall diameter for safety reasons.

Tire Tire diameter Width Wheel Size
145/80R19 28.2″ -0.72% 5.7″ 19″
155/80R19 28.8″ -0.17% 6.1″ 19″
225/55R19 28.8″ -0.17% 8.9″ 19″
235/50R19 28.2″ -0.72% 9.3″ 19″
235/55R19 29.2″ 0.17% 9.3″ 19″
245/50R19 28.6″ -0.38% 9.6″ 19″
245/55R19 29.6″ 0.5% 9.6″ 19″
265/45R19 28.4″ -0.55% 10.4″ 19″
265/50R19 29.4″ 0.34% 10.4″ 19″
275/45R19 28.8″ -0.17% 10.8″ 19″