P195/50R17 in inches

How tall is a P195 50R17 tire?

When converted to inches, the equivalent of a P195/50R17 tire size is 24.8x7.7R17. It means that:

  • height overall (or diameter) is 24.8 inches
  • tread width is 7.7 inches
  • wheel diameter is 17 inches

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P195/50R17 tire size in inches
P195/50R17 tire size chart

P195/50R17 tire size in inches

P195/50R17 Height / overall diameter: 24.8 inches
Height / overall diameter
24.8 inches
P195/50R17 Tread width: 7.7 inches
Tread width
7.7 inches
P195/50R17 Sidewall: 3.9 inches
Sidewall
3.9 inches
P195/50R17 Wheel diameter: 17 inches
Wheel diameter
17 inches
P195/50R17 Circumference: 77.9 inches
Circumference
77.9 inches
P195/50R17 Revolutions: 814 per mile
Revolutions
814 per mile

P195/50R17 — what does it mean?

  • P means "passenger car"
  • 195 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
  • 17 is a wheel diameter (or rim) in inches

P195/50R17 tire code
P195/50R17 tire code

How to convert P195 50R17 to inches?

First of all, we need to divide 195 mm (width) by 25.4 (mm to inch conversion), which will give us a width of 7.7″. Then, 50% of the 7.7″ will result in 3.9″ 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 24.8″ total tire diameter (or height).

For your convenience, below is a table for P195/50R17 conversion to inches:

Inches Metric
Overall diameter (height) 24.8″ 630 mm
Tread width 7.7″ 195 mm
Wheel diameter 17″ 630 mm
Sidewall height 3.9″ 98 mm
Circumference 77.9″ 1978 mm
Revolutions 814 / ml 506 / km

Alternatives to a P195/50R17 tire

If you're looking to upsize your P195 50R17 tires, try to stay within 3% deviation of an overall diameter for safety reasons.

Tire Tire diameter Width Wheel Size
125/80R17 24.8″ 0% 4.9″ 17″
135/70R17 24.4″ -0.4% 5.3″ 17″
135/80R17 25.6″ 0.78% 5.3″ 17″
145/70R17 25″ 0.2% 5.7″ 17″
155/70R17 25.6″ 0.78% 6.1″ 17″
175/55R17 24.6″ -0.2% 6.9″ 17″
185/50R17 24.4″ -0.4% 7.3″ 17″
195/50R17 24.8″ 0% 7.7″ 17″
195/55R17 25.4″ 0.59% 7.7″ 17″
205/45R17 24.2″ -0.6% 8.1″ 17″