265/70R17 in inches

How tall is a 265 70R17 tire?

When converted to inches, the equivalent of a 265/70R17 tire size is 31.6x10.4R17. It means that:

  • height overall (or diameter) is 31.6 inches
  • tread width is 10.4 inches
  • wheel diameter is 17 inches

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265/70R17 tire size in inches
265/70R17 tire size chart

265/70R17 tire size in inches

265/70R17 Height / overall diameter: 31.6 inches
Height / overall diameter
31.6 inches
265/70R17 Tread width: 10.4 inches
Tread width
10.4 inches
265/70R17 Sidewall: 7.3 inches
Sidewall
7.3 inches
265/70R17 Wheel diameter: 17 inches
Wheel diameter
17 inches
265/70R17 Circumference: 99.2 inches
Circumference
99.2 inches
265/70R17 Revolutions: 639 per mile
Revolutions
639 per mile

265/70R17 — 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
  • 17 is a wheel diameter (or rim) in inches

265/70R17 tire code
265/70R17 tire code

How to convert 265 70R17 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 17″ rim diameter with two of the sidewall heights. It will result in a 31.6″ total tire diameter (or height).

For your convenience, below is a table for 265/70R17 conversion to inches:

Inches Metric
Overall diameter (height) 31.6″ 803 mm
Tread width 10.4″ 265 mm
Wheel diameter 17″ 803 mm
Sidewall height 7.3″ 186 mm
Circumference 99.2″ 2521 mm
Revolutions 639 / ml 397 / km

Alternatives to a 265/70R17 tire

If you're looking to upsize your 265 70R17 tires, try to stay within 3% deviation of an overall diameter for safety reasons.

Tire Tire diameter Width Wheel Size
P265/70R17 31.6″ 0% 10.4″ 17″
LT265/70R17 31.6″ 0% 10.4″ 17″
LT255/75R17 32″ 0.31% 10″ 17″
255/75R17 32″ 0.31% 10″ 17″
245/75R17 31.4″ -0.16% 9.6″ 17″
235/80R17 31.8″ 0.16% 9.3″ 17″
275/70R17 32.2″ 0.46% 10.8″ 17″
275/65R17 31″ -0.5% 10.8″ 17″
285/65R17 31.6″ 0% 11.2″ 17″
255/70R17 31″ -0.5% 10″ 17″