295/50R16 in inches

How tall is a 295 50R16 tire?

When converted to inches, the equivalent of a 295/50R16 tire size is 27.6x11.6R16. It means that:

  • height overall (or diameter) is 27.6 inches
  • tread width is 11.6 inches
  • wheel diameter is 16 inches

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295/50R16 tire size in inches
295/50R16 tire size chart

295/50R16 tire size in inches

295/50R16 Height / overall diameter: 27.6 inches
Height / overall diameter
27.6 inches
295/50R16 Tread width: 11.6 inches
Tread width
11.6 inches
295/50R16 Sidewall: 5.8 inches
Sidewall
5.8 inches
295/50R16 Wheel diameter: 16 inches
Wheel diameter
16 inches
295/50R16 Circumference: 86.7 inches
Circumference
86.7 inches
295/50R16 Revolutions: 731 per mile
Revolutions
731 per mile

295/50R16 — what does it mean?

  • 295 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
  • 16 is a wheel diameter (or rim) in inches

295/50R16 tire code
295/50R16 tire code

How to convert 295 50R16 to inches?

First of all, we need to divide 295 mm (width) by 25.4 (mm to inch conversion), which will give us a width of 11.6″. Then, 50% of the 11.6″ will result in 5.8″ 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 27.6″ total tire diameter (or height).

For your convenience, below is a table for 295/50R16 conversion to inches:

Inches Metric
Overall diameter (height) 27.6″ 701 mm
Tread width 11.6″ 295 mm
Wheel diameter 16″ 701 mm
Sidewall height 5.8″ 148 mm
Circumference 86.7″ 2201 mm
Revolutions 731 / ml 454 / km

Alternatives to a 295/50R16 tire

If you're looking to upsize your 295 50R16 tires, try to stay within 3% deviation of an overall diameter for safety reasons.

Tire Tire diameter Width Wheel Size
215/70R16 27.8″ 0.18% 8.5″ 16″
225/70R16 28.4″ 0.7% 8.9″ 16″
235/65R16 28″ 0.35% 9.3″ 16″
225/65R16 27.4″ -0.18% 8.9″ 16″
155/90R16 27″ -0.54% 6.1″ 16″
175/80R16 27″ -0.54% 6.9″ 16″
185/75R16 27″ -0.54% 7.3″ 16″
195/75R16 27.4″ -0.18% 7.7″ 16″
195/80R16 28.2″ 0.53% 7.7″ 16″
205/70R16 27.4″ -0.18% 8.1″ 16″