P215/70R15 in inches

How tall is a P215 70R15 tire?

When converted to inches, the equivalent of a P215/70R15 tire size is 26.8x8.5R15. It means that:

  • height overall (or diameter) is 26.8 inches
  • tread width is 8.5 inches
  • wheel diameter is 15 inches

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P215/70R15 tire size in inches
P215/70R15 tire size chart

P215/70R15 tire size in inches

P215/70R15 Height / overall diameter: 26.8 inches
Height / overall diameter
26.8 inches
P215/70R15 Tread width: 8.5 inches
Tread width
8.5 inches
P215/70R15 Sidewall: 5.9 inches
Sidewall
5.9 inches
P215/70R15 Wheel diameter: 15 inches
Wheel diameter
15 inches
P215/70R15 Circumference: 84.2 inches
Circumference
84.2 inches
P215/70R15 Revolutions: 753 per mile
Revolutions
753 per mile

P215/70R15 — what does it mean?

  • P means "passenger car"
  • 215 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
  • 15 is a wheel diameter (or rim) in inches

P215/70R15 tire code
P215/70R15 tire code

How to convert P215 70R15 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, 70% of the 8.5″ will result in 5.9″ 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 26.8″ total tire diameter (or height).

For your convenience, below is a table for P215/70R15 conversion to inches:

Inches Metric
Overall diameter (height) 26.8″ 681 mm
Tread width 8.5″ 215 mm
Wheel diameter 15″ 681 mm
Sidewall height 5.9″ 151 mm
Circumference 84.2″ 2138 mm
Revolutions 753 / ml 468 / km

Alternatives to a P215/70R15 tire

If you're looking to upsize your P215 70R15 tires, try to stay within 3% deviation of an overall diameter for safety reasons.

Tire Tire diameter Width Wheel Size
295/50R15 26.6″ -0.18% 11.6″ 15″
205/75R15 27.2″ 0.36% 8.1″ 15″
255/60R15 27″ 0.18% 10″ 15″
225/70R15 27.4″ 0.54% 8.9″ 15″
235/60R15 26.2″ -0.59% 9.3″ 15″
205/70R15 26.4″ -0.37% 8.1″ 15″
245/60R15 26.6″ -0.18% 9.6″ 15″
305/50R15 27″ 0.18% 12″ 15″
215/70R15 26.8″ 0% 8.5″ 15″
215/65R15 26″ -0.78% 8.5″ 15″