P235/70R16 in inches

How tall is a P235 70R16 tire?

When converted to inches, the equivalent of a P235/70R16 tire size is 29x9.3R16. It means that:

  • height overall (or diameter) is 29 inches
  • tread width is 9.3 inches
  • wheel diameter is 16 inches

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P235/70R16 tire size in inches
P235/70R16 tire size chart

P235/70R16 tire size in inches

P235/70R16 Height / overall diameter: 29 inches
Height / overall diameter
29 inches
P235/70R16 Tread width: 9.3 inches
Tread width
9.3 inches
P235/70R16 Sidewall: 6.5 inches
Sidewall
6.5 inches
P235/70R16 Wheel diameter: 16 inches
Wheel diameter
16 inches
P235/70R16 Circumference: 91.1 inches
Circumference
91.1 inches
P235/70R16 Revolutions: 695 per mile
Revolutions
695 per mile

P235/70R16 — 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
  • 16 is a wheel diameter (or rim) in inches

P235/70R16 tire code
P235/70R16 tire code

How to convert P235 70R16 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 16″ rim diameter with two of the sidewall heights. It will result in a 29″ total tire diameter (or height).

For your convenience, below is a table for P235/70R16 conversion to inches:

Inches Metric
Overall diameter (height) 29″ 737 mm
Tread width 9.3″ 235 mm
Wheel diameter 16″ 737 mm
Sidewall height 6.5″ 165 mm
Circumference 91.1″ 2314 mm
Revolutions 695 / ml 432 / km

Alternatives to a P235/70R16 tire

If you're looking to upsize your P235 70R16 tires, try to stay within 3% deviation of an overall diameter for safety reasons.

Tire Tire diameter Width Wheel Size
235/70R16 29″ 0% 9.3″ 16″
245/70R16 29.6″ 0.5% 9.6″ 16″
225/75R16 29.4″ 0.34% 8.9″ 16″
225/70R16 28.4″ -0.55% 8.9″ 16″
265/65R16 29.6″ 0.5% 10.4″ 16″
255/65R16 29″ 0% 10″ 16″
195/80R16 28.2″ -0.72% 7.7″ 16″
205/80R16 29″ 0% 8.1″ 16″
215/75R16 28.6″ -0.38% 8.5″ 16″
215/80R16 29.6″ 0.5% 8.5″ 16″