265/50R20 in inches

How tall is a 265 50R20 tire?

When converted to inches, the equivalent of a 265/50R20 tire size is 30.4x10.4R20. It means that:

  • height overall (or diameter) is 30.4 inches
  • tread width is 10.4 inches
  • wheel diameter is 20 inches

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265/50R20 tire size in inches
265/50R20 tire size chart

265/50R20 tire size in inches

265/50R20 Height / overall diameter: 30.4 inches
Height / overall diameter
30.4 inches
265/50R20 Tread width: 10.4 inches
Tread width
10.4 inches
265/50R20 Sidewall: 5.2 inches
Sidewall
5.2 inches
265/50R20 Wheel diameter: 20 inches
Wheel diameter
20 inches
265/50R20 Circumference: 95.5 inches
Circumference
95.5 inches
265/50R20 Revolutions: 665 per mile
Revolutions
665 per mile

265/50R20 — what does it mean?

  • 265 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
  • 20 is a wheel diameter (or rim) in inches

265/50R20 tire code
265/50R20 tire code

How to convert 265 50R20 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, 50% of the 10.4″ will result in 5.2″ sidewall.

To get the total height or tire diameter, we need to sum the 20″ rim diameter with two of the sidewall heights. It will result in a 30.4″ total tire diameter (or height).

For your convenience, below is a table for 265/50R20 conversion to inches:

Inches Metric
Overall diameter (height) 30.4″ 772 mm
Tread width 10.4″ 265 mm
Wheel diameter 20″ 772 mm
Sidewall height 5.2″ 133 mm
Circumference 95.5″ 2424 mm
Revolutions 665 / ml 413 / km

Alternatives to a 265/50R20 tire

If you're looking to upsize your 265 50R20 tires, try to stay within 3% deviation of an overall diameter for safety reasons.

Tire Tire diameter Width Wheel Size
285/50R20 31.2″ 0.64% 11.2″ 20″
295/45R20 30.4″ 0% 11.6″ 20″
255/55R20 31″ 0.48% 10″ 20″
275/45R20 29.8″ -0.49% 10.8″ 20″
275/50R20 30.8″ 0.32% 10.8″ 20″
255/50R20 30″ -0.33% 10″ 20″
305/45R20 30.8″ 0.32% 12″ 20″
235/55R20 30.2″ -0.16% 9.3″ 20″
235/60R20 31.2″ 0.64% 9.3″ 20″
245/50R20 29.6″ -0.66% 9.6″ 20″