P215/50R17 in inches

How tall is a P215 50R17 tire?

When converted to inches, the equivalent of a P215/50R17 tire size is 25.6x8.5R17. It means that:

  • height overall (or diameter) is 25.6 inches
  • tread width is 8.5 inches
  • wheel diameter is 17 inches

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P215/50R17 tire size in inches
P215/50R17 tire size chart

P215/50R17 tire size in inches

P215/50R17 Height / overall diameter: 25.6 inches
Height / overall diameter
25.6 inches
P215/50R17 Tread width: 8.5 inches
Tread width
8.5 inches
P215/50R17 Sidewall: 4.3 inches
Sidewall
4.3 inches
P215/50R17 Wheel diameter: 17 inches
Wheel diameter
17 inches
P215/50R17 Circumference: 80.4 inches
Circumference
80.4 inches
P215/50R17 Revolutions: 789 per mile
Revolutions
789 per mile

P215/50R17 — what does it mean?

  • P means "passenger car"
  • 215 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

P215/50R17 tire code
P215/50R17 tire code

How to convert P215 50R17 to inches?

First of all, we need to divide 215 mm (width) by 25.4 (mm to inch conversion), which will give us a width of 8.5″. Then, 50% of the 8.5″ will result in 4.3″ 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 25.6″ total tire diameter (or height).

For your convenience, below is a table for P215/50R17 conversion to inches:

Inches Metric
Overall diameter (height) 25.6″ 650 mm
Tread width 8.5″ 215 mm
Wheel diameter 17″ 650 mm
Sidewall height 4.3″ 108 mm
Circumference 80.4″ 2041 mm
Revolutions 789 / ml 490 / km

Alternatives to a P215/50R17 tire

If you're looking to upsize your P215 50R17 tires, try to stay within 3% deviation of an overall diameter for safety reasons.

Tire Tire diameter Width Wheel Size
315/35R17 25.6″ 0% 12.4″ 17″
275/40R17 25.6″ 0% 10.8″ 17″
245/45R17 25.6″ 0% 9.6″ 17″
T185/60R17 25.8″ 0.19% 7.3″ 17″
125/80R17 24.8″ -0.78% 4.9″ 17″
135/80R17 25.6″ 0% 5.3″ 17″
145/70R17 25″ -0.58% 5.7″ 17″
145/80R17 26.2″ 0.57% 5.7″ 17″
155/70R17 25.6″ 0% 6.1″ 17″
185/60R17 25.8″ 0.19% 7.3″ 17″