265/45R16 in inches

How tall is a 265 45R16 tire?

When converted to inches, the equivalent of a 265/45R16 tire size is 25.4x10.4R16. It means that:

  • height overall (or diameter) is 25.4 inches
  • tread width is 10.4 inches
  • wheel diameter is 16 inches

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265/45R16 tire size in inches
265/45R16 tire size chart

265/45R16 tire size in inches

265/45R16 Height / overall diameter: 25.4 inches
Height / overall diameter
25.4 inches
265/45R16 Tread width: 10.4 inches
Tread width
10.4 inches
265/45R16 Sidewall: 4.7 inches
Sidewall
4.7 inches
265/45R16 Wheel diameter: 16 inches
Wheel diameter
16 inches
265/45R16 Circumference: 79.8 inches
Circumference
79.8 inches
265/45R16 Revolutions: 795 per mile
Revolutions
795 per mile

265/45R16 — what does it mean?

  • 265 stands for tread width in millimeters
  • 45 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

265/45R16 tire code
265/45R16 tire code

How to convert 265 45R16 to inches?

First of all, we need to divide 265 mm (width) by 25.4 (mm to inch conversion), which will give us a width of 10.4″. Then, 45% of the 10.4″ will result in 4.7″ 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 25.4″ total tire diameter (or height).

For your convenience, below is a table for 265/45R16 conversion to inches:

Inches Metric
Overall diameter (height) 25.4″ 645 mm
Tread width 10.4″ 265 mm
Wheel diameter 16″ 645 mm
Sidewall height 4.7″ 119 mm
Circumference 79.8″ 2025 mm
Revolutions 795 / ml 494 / km

Alternatives to a 265/45R16 tire

If you're looking to upsize your 265 45R16 tires, try to stay within 3% deviation of an overall diameter for safety reasons.

Tire Tire diameter Width Wheel Size
125/90R16 24.8″ -0.59% 4.9″ 16″
135/90R16 25.6″ 0.19% 5.3″ 16″
145/80R16 25.2″ -0.19% 5.7″ 16″
155/80R16 25.8″ 0.38% 6.1″ 16″
185/60R16 24.8″ -0.59% 7.3″ 16″
185/65R16 25.4″ 0% 7.3″ 16″
195/60R16 25.2″ -0.19% 7.7″ 16″
195/65R16 26″ 0.57% 7.7″ 16″
205/55R16 24.8″ -0.59% 8.1″ 16″
205/60R16 25.6″ 0.19% 8.1″ 16″