P295/65R16 in inches

How tall is a P295 65R16 tire?

When converted to inches, the equivalent of a P295/65R16 tire size is 31.2x11.6R16. It means that:

  • height overall (or diameter) is 31.2 inches
  • tread width is 11.6 inches
  • wheel diameter is 16 inches

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P295/65R16 tire size in inches
P295/65R16 tire size chart

P295/65R16 tire size in inches

P295/65R16 Height / overall diameter: 31.2 inches
Height / overall diameter
31.2 inches
P295/65R16 Tread width: 11.6 inches
Tread width
11.6 inches
P295/65R16 Sidewall: 7.6 inches
Sidewall
7.6 inches
P295/65R16 Wheel diameter: 16 inches
Wheel diameter
16 inches
P295/65R16 Circumference: 98 inches
Circumference
98 inches
P295/65R16 Revolutions: 647 per mile
Revolutions
647 per mile

P295/65R16 — what does it mean?

  • P means "passenger car"
  • 295 stands for tread width in millimeters
  • 65 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

P295/65R16 tire code
P295/65R16 tire code

How to convert P295 65R16 to inches?

First of all, we need to divide 295 mm (width) by 25.4 (mm to inch conversion), which will give us a width of 11.6″. Then, 65% of the 11.6″ will result in 7.6″ 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 31.2″ total tire diameter (or height).

For your convenience, below is a table for P295/65R16 conversion to inches:

Inches Metric
Overall diameter (height) 31.2″ 792 mm
Tread width 11.6″ 295 mm
Wheel diameter 16″ 792 mm
Sidewall height 7.6″ 192 mm
Circumference 98″ 2487 mm
Revolutions 647 / ml 402 / km

Alternatives to a P295/65R16 tire

If you're looking to upsize your P295 65R16 tires, try to stay within 3% deviation of an overall diameter for safety reasons.

Tire Tire diameter Width Wheel Size
265/75R16 31.6″ 0.34% 10.4″ 16″
LT265/75R16 31.6″ 0.34% 10.4″ 16″
265/70R16 30.6″ -0.48% 10.4″ 16″
P265/70R16 30.6″ -0.48% 10.4″ 16″
245/75R16 30.4″ -0.64% 9.6″ 16″
LT245/75R16 30.4″ -0.64% 9.6″ 16″
275/70R16 31.2″ 0% 10.8″ 16″
235/85R16 31.8″ 0.5% 9.3″ 16″
285/70R16 31.8″ 0.5% 11.2″ 16″
235/80R16 30.8″ -0.32% 9.3″ 16″