265/70R15 in inches

How tall is a 265 70R15 tire?

When converted to inches, the equivalent of a 265/70R15 tire size is 29.6x10.4R15. It means that:

  • height overall (or diameter) is 29.6 inches
  • tread width is 10.4 inches
  • wheel diameter is 15 inches

Learn more

265/70R15 tire size in inches
265/70R15 tire size chart

265/70R15 tire size in inches

265/70R15 Height / overall diameter: 29.6 inches
Height / overall diameter
29.6 inches
265/70R15 Tread width: 10.4 inches
Tread width
10.4 inches
265/70R15 Sidewall: 7.3 inches
Sidewall
7.3 inches
265/70R15 Wheel diameter: 15 inches
Wheel diameter
15 inches
265/70R15 Circumference: 92.9 inches
Circumference
92.9 inches
265/70R15 Revolutions: 682 per mile
Revolutions
682 per mile

265/70R15 — what does it mean?

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

265/70R15 tire code
265/70R15 tire code

How to convert 265 70R15 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, 70% of the 10.4″ will result in 7.3″ sidewall.

To get the total height or tire diameter, we need to sum the 15″ rim diameter with two of the sidewall heights. It will result in a 29.6″ total tire diameter (or height).

For your convenience, below is a table for 265/70R15 conversion to inches:

Inches Metric
Overall diameter (height) 29.6″ 752 mm
Tread width 10.4″ 265 mm
Wheel diameter 15″ 752 mm
Sidewall height 7.3″ 186 mm
Circumference 92.9″ 2361 mm
Revolutions 682 / ml 424 / km

Alternatives to a 265/70R15 tire

If you're looking to upsize your 265 70R15 tires, try to stay within 3% deviation of an overall diameter for safety reasons.

Tire Tire diameter Width Wheel Size
235/75R15 28.8″ -0.67% 9.3″ 15″
LT235/75R15 28.8″ -0.67% 9.3″ 15″
255/70R15 29″ -0.5% 10″ 15″
255/75R15 30″ 0.33% 10″ 15″
245/75R15 29.4″ -0.17% 9.6″ 15″
205/90R15 29.6″ 0% 8.1″ 15″
215/85R15 29.4″ -0.17% 8.5″ 15″
225/80R15 29.2″ -0.33% 8.9″ 15″
235/80R15 29.8″ 0.17% 9.3″ 15″
275/70R15 30.2″ 0.49% 10.8″ 15″