P245/50R16 in inches

How tall is a P245 50R16 tire?

When converted to inches, the equivalent of a P245/50R16 tire size is 25.6x9.6R16. It means that:

  • height overall (or diameter) is 25.6 inches
  • tread width is 9.6 inches
  • wheel diameter is 16 inches

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P245/50R16 tire size in inches
P245/50R16 tire size chart

P245/50R16 tire size in inches

P245/50R16 Height / overall diameter: 25.6 inches
Height / overall diameter
25.6 inches
P245/50R16 Tread width: 9.6 inches
Tread width
9.6 inches
P245/50R16 Sidewall: 4.8 inches
Sidewall
4.8 inches
P245/50R16 Wheel diameter: 16 inches
Wheel diameter
16 inches
P245/50R16 Circumference: 80.4 inches
Circumference
80.4 inches
P245/50R16 Revolutions: 789 per mile
Revolutions
789 per mile

P245/50R16 — what does it mean?

  • P means "passenger car"
  • 245 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
  • 16 is a wheel diameter (or rim) in inches

P245/50R16 tire code
P245/50R16 tire code

How to convert P245 50R16 to inches?

First of all, we need to divide 245 mm (width) by 25.4 (mm to inch conversion), which will give us a width of 9.6″. Then, 50% of the 9.6″ will result in 4.8″ 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 25.6″ total tire diameter (or height).

For your convenience, below is a table for P245/50R16 conversion to inches:

Inches Metric
Overall diameter (height) 25.6″ 650 mm
Tread width 9.6″ 245 mm
Wheel diameter 16″ 650 mm
Sidewall height 4.8″ 123 mm
Circumference 80.4″ 2041 mm
Revolutions 789 / ml 490 / km

Alternatives to a P245/50R16 tire

If you're looking to upsize your P245 50R16 tires, try to stay within 3% deviation of an overall diameter for safety reasons.

Tire Tire diameter Width Wheel Size
125/90R16 24.8″ -0.78% 4.9″ 16″
135/90R16 25.6″ 0% 5.3″ 16″
145/80R16 25.2″ -0.39% 5.7″ 16″
145/90R16 26.4″ 0.79% 5.7″ 16″
155/80R16 25.8″ 0.19% 6.1″ 16″
175/75R16 26.4″ 0.79% 6.9″ 16″
185/65R16 25.4″ -0.19% 7.3″ 16″
195/60R16 25.2″ -0.39% 7.7″ 16″
195/65R16 26″ 0.38% 7.7″ 16″
205/55R16 24.8″ -0.78% 8.1″ 16″