P235/70R14 in inches

How tall is a P235 70R14 tire?

When converted to inches, the equivalent of a P235/70R14 tire size is 27x9.3R14. It means that:

  • height overall (or diameter) is 27 inches
  • tread width is 9.3 inches
  • wheel diameter is 14 inches

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P235/70R14 tire size in inches
P235/70R14 tire size chart

P235/70R14 tire size in inches

P235/70R14 Height / overall diameter: 27 inches
Height / overall diameter
27 inches
P235/70R14 Tread width: 9.3 inches
Tread width
9.3 inches
P235/70R14 Sidewall: 6.5 inches
Sidewall
6.5 inches
P235/70R14 Wheel diameter: 14 inches
Wheel diameter
14 inches
P235/70R14 Circumference: 84.8 inches
Circumference
84.8 inches
P235/70R14 Revolutions: 747 per mile
Revolutions
747 per mile

P235/70R14 — what does it mean?

  • P means "passenger car"
  • 235 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

P235/70R14 tire code
P235/70R14 tire code

How to convert P235 70R14 to inches?

First of all, we need to divide 235 mm (width) by 25.4 (mm to inch conversion), which will give us a width of 9.3″. Then, 70% of the 9.3″ will result in 6.5″ 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 27″ total tire diameter (or height).

For your convenience, below is a table for P235/70R14 conversion to inches:

Inches Metric
Overall diameter (height) 27″ 686 mm
Tread width 9.3″ 235 mm
Wheel diameter 14″ 686 mm
Sidewall height 6.5″ 165 mm
Circumference 84.8″ 2154 mm
Revolutions 747 / ml 464 / km

Alternatives to a P235/70R14 tire

If you're looking to upsize your P235 70R14 tires, try to stay within 3% deviation of an overall diameter for safety reasons.

Tire Tire diameter Width Wheel Size
225/70R14 26.4″ -0.55% 8.9″ 14″
195/80R14 26.2″ -0.78% 7.7″ 14″
215/75R14 26.6″ -0.37% 8.5″ 14″
225/75R14 27.4″ 0.36% 8.9″ 14″
235/70R14 27″ 0% 9.3″ 14″
245/70R14 27.6″ 0.54% 9.6″ 14″
265/60R14 26.6″ -0.37% 10.4″ 14″
275/60R14 27″ 0% 10.8″ 14″
LT215/75R14 26.6″ -0.37% 8.5″ 14″
P215/75R14 26.6″ -0.37% 8.5″ 14″