P285/60R17 in inches

How tall is a P285 60R17 tire?

When converted to inches, the equivalent of a P285/60R17 tire size is 30.4x11.2R17. It means that:

  • height overall (or diameter) is 30.4 inches
  • tread width is 11.2 inches
  • wheel diameter is 17 inches

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P285/60R17 tire size in inches
P285/60R17 tire size chart

P285/60R17 tire size in inches

P285/60R17 Height / overall diameter: 30.4 inches
Height / overall diameter
30.4 inches
P285/60R17 Tread width: 11.2 inches
Tread width
11.2 inches
P285/60R17 Sidewall: 6.7 inches
Sidewall
6.7 inches
P285/60R17 Wheel diameter: 17 inches
Wheel diameter
17 inches
P285/60R17 Circumference: 95.5 inches
Circumference
95.5 inches
P285/60R17 Revolutions: 665 per mile
Revolutions
665 per mile

P285/60R17 — what does it mean?

  • P means "passenger car"
  • 285 stands for tread width in millimeters
  • 60 is an aspect ration between the tread width and the sidewall in percents
  • R means that the tire has a radial construction
  • 17 is a wheel diameter (or rim) in inches

P285/60R17 tire code
P285/60R17 tire code

How to convert P285 60R17 to inches?

First of all, we need to divide 285 mm (width) by 25.4 (mm to inch conversion), which will give us a width of 11.2″. Then, 60% of the 11.2″ will result in 6.7″ sidewall.

To get the total height or tire diameter, we need to sum the 17″ rim diameter with two of the sidewall heights. It will result in a 30.4″ total tire diameter (or height).

For your convenience, below is a table for P285/60R17 conversion to inches:

Inches Metric
Overall diameter (height) 30.4″ 772 mm
Tread width 11.2″ 285 mm
Wheel diameter 17″ 772 mm
Sidewall height 6.7″ 171 mm
Circumference 95.5″ 2424 mm
Revolutions 665 / ml 413 / km

Alternatives to a P285/60R17 tire

If you're looking to upsize your P285 60R17 tires, try to stay within 3% deviation of an overall diameter for safety reasons.

Tire Tire diameter Width Wheel Size
245/70R17 30.6″ 0.16% 9.6″ 17″
255/65R17 30″ -0.33% 10″ 17″
265/65R17 30.6″ 0.16% 10.4″ 17″
245/65R17 29.6″ -0.66% 9.6″ 17″
275/65R17 31″ 0.48% 10.8″ 17″
255/70R17 31″ 0.48% 10″ 17″
275/60R17 30″ -0.33% 10.8″ 17″
285/60R17 30.4″ 0% 11.2″ 17″
265/60R17 29.6″ -0.66% 10.4″ 17″
235/70R17 30″ -0.33% 9.3″ 17″