P205/70R14 in inches

How tall is a P205 70R14 tire?

When converted to inches, the equivalent of a P205/70R14 tire size is 25.4x8.1R14. It means that:

  • height overall (or diameter) is 25.4 inches
  • tread width is 8.1 inches
  • wheel diameter is 14 inches

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P205/70R14 tire size in inches
P205/70R14 tire size chart

P205/70R14 tire size in inches

P205/70R14 Height / overall diameter: 25.4 inches
Height / overall diameter
25.4 inches
P205/70R14 Tread width: 8.1 inches
Tread width
8.1 inches
P205/70R14 Sidewall: 5.7 inches
Sidewall
5.7 inches
P205/70R14 Wheel diameter: 14 inches
Wheel diameter
14 inches
P205/70R14 Circumference: 79.8 inches
Circumference
79.8 inches
P205/70R14 Revolutions: 795 per mile
Revolutions
795 per mile

P205/70R14 — what does it mean?

  • P means "passenger car"
  • 205 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
  • 14 is a wheel diameter (or rim) in inches

P205/70R14 tire code
P205/70R14 tire code

How to convert P205 70R14 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, 70% of the 8.1″ will result in 5.7″ sidewall.

To get the total height or tire diameter, we need to sum the 14″ rim diameter with two of the sidewall heights. It will result in a 25.4″ total tire diameter (or height).

For your convenience, below is a table for P205/70R14 conversion to inches:

Inches Metric
Overall diameter (height) 25.4″ 645 mm
Tread width 8.1″ 205 mm
Wheel diameter 14″ 645 mm
Sidewall height 5.7″ 144 mm
Circumference 79.8″ 2025 mm
Revolutions 795 / ml 494 / km

Alternatives to a P205/70R14 tire

If you're looking to upsize your P205 70R14 tires, try to stay within 3% deviation of an overall diameter for safety reasons.

Tire Tire diameter Width Wheel Size
205/75R14 26.2″ 0.76% 8.1″ 14″
215/70R14 25.8″ 0.38% 8.5″ 14″
175/80R14 25″ -0.39% 6.9″ 14″
185/75R14 25″ -0.39% 7.3″ 14″
185/80R14 25.6″ 0.19% 7.3″ 14″
195/70R14 24.8″ -0.59% 7.7″ 14″
195/75R14 25.4″ 0% 7.7″ 14″
205/70R14 25.4″ 0% 8.1″ 14″
215/65R14 25″ -0.39% 8.5″ 14″
235/60R14 25.2″ -0.19% 9.3″ 14″