P225/75D16 in inches

How tall is a P225 75D16 tire?

When converted to inches, the equivalent of a P225/75D16 tire size is 29.4x8.9D16. It means that:

  • height overall (or diameter) is 29.4 inches
  • tread width is 8.9 inches
  • wheel diameter is 16 inches

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P225/75D16 tire size in inches
P225/75D16 tire size chart

P225/75D16 tire size in inches

P225/75D16 Height / overall diameter: 29.4 inches
Height / overall diameter
29.4 inches
P225/75D16 Tread width: 8.9 inches
Tread width
8.9 inches
P225/75D16 Sidewall: 6.7 inches
Sidewall
6.7 inches
P225/75D16 Wheel diameter: 16 inches
Wheel diameter
16 inches
P225/75D16 Circumference: 92.3 inches
Circumference
92.3 inches
P225/75D16 Revolutions: 686 per mile
Revolutions
686 per mile

P225/75D16 — what does it mean?

  • P means "passenger car"
  • 225 stands for tread width in millimeters
  • 75 is an aspect ration between the tread width and the sidewall in percents
  • D means that the tire has a diagonal construction
  • 16 is a wheel diameter (or rim) in inches

P225/75D16 tire code
P225/75D16 tire code

How to convert P225 75D16 to inches?

First of all, we need to divide 225 mm (width) by 25.4 (mm to inch conversion), which will give us a width of 8.9″. Then, 75% of the 8.9″ will result in 6.7″ sidewall.

To get the total height or tire diameter, we need to sum the 16″ rim diameter with two of the sidewall heights. It will result in a 29.4″ total tire diameter (or height).

For your convenience, below is a table for P225/75D16 conversion to inches:

Inches Metric
Overall diameter (height) 29.4″ 747 mm
Tread width 8.9″ 225 mm
Wheel diameter 16″ 747 mm
Sidewall height 6.7″ 169 mm
Circumference 92.3″ 2346 mm
Revolutions 686 / ml 426 / km

Alternatives to a P225/75D16 tire

If you're looking to upsize your P225 75D16 tires, try to stay within 3% deviation of an overall diameter for safety reasons.

Tire Tire diameter Width Wheel Size
235/70R16 29″ -0.34% 9.3″ 16″
245/70R16 29.6″ 0.17% 9.6″ 16″
255/70R16 30″ 0.5% 10″ 16″
225/75R16 29.4″ 0% 8.9″ 16″
235/75R16 29.8″ 0.33% 9.3″ 16″
275/65R16 30″ 0.5% 10.8″ 16″
265/65R16 29.6″ 0.17% 10.4″ 16″
255/65R16 29″ -0.34% 10″ 16″
205/80R16 29″ -0.34% 8.1″ 16″
215/75R16 28.6″ -0.71% 8.5″ 16″