P205/60R15 in inches

How tall is a P205 60R15 tire?

When converted to inches, the equivalent of a P205/60R15 tire size is 24.6x8.1R15. It means that:

  • height overall (or diameter) is 24.6 inches
  • tread width is 8.1 inches
  • wheel diameter is 15 inches

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P205/60R15 tire size in inches
P205/60R15 tire size chart

P205/60R15 tire size in inches

P205/60R15 Height / overall diameter: 24.6 inches
Height / overall diameter
24.6 inches
P205/60R15 Tread width: 8.1 inches
Tread width
8.1 inches
P205/60R15 Sidewall: 4.8 inches
Sidewall
4.8 inches
P205/60R15 Wheel diameter: 15 inches
Wheel diameter
15 inches
P205/60R15 Circumference: 77.2 inches
Circumference
77.2 inches
P205/60R15 Revolutions: 819 per mile
Revolutions
819 per mile

P205/60R15 — what does it mean?

  • P means "passenger car"
  • 205 stands for tread width in millimeters
  • 60 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

P205/60R15 tire code
P205/60R15 tire code

How to convert P205 60R15 to inches?

First of all, we need to divide 205 mm (width) by 25.4 (mm to inch conversion), which will give us a width of 8.1″. Then, 60% of the 8.1″ will result in 4.8″ 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 24.6″ total tire diameter (or height).

For your convenience, below is a table for P205/60R15 conversion to inches:

Inches Metric
Overall diameter (height) 24.6″ 625 mm
Tread width 8.1″ 205 mm
Wheel diameter 15″ 625 mm
Sidewall height 4.8″ 123 mm
Circumference 77.2″ 1963 mm
Revolutions 819 / ml 509 / km

Alternatives to a P205/60R15 tire

If you're looking to upsize your P205 60R15 tires, try to stay within 3% deviation of an overall diameter for safety reasons.

Tire Tire diameter Width Wheel Size
205/60R15 24.6″ 0% 8.1″ 15″
135/90R15 24.6″ 0% 5.3″ 15″
155/80R15 24.8″ 0.2% 6.1″ 15″
175/65R15 24″ -0.61% 6.9″ 15″
175/70R15 24.6″ 0% 6.9″ 15″
175/75R15 25.4″ 0.79% 6.9″ 15″
185/65R15 24.4″ -0.2% 7.3″ 15″
185/70R15 25.2″ 0.59% 7.3″ 15″
195/60R15 24.2″ -0.4% 7.7″ 15″
195/65R15 25″ 0.4% 7.7″ 15″