215/65R17
A 215/65R17 tire is 28.00 inches tall and 8.5 inches wide, with a 5.50-inch sidewall, mounted on a 17-inch wheel.
Overall diameter
28.00″
711 mm
Sidewall height
5.50″
139.8 mm
Tread width
215 mm
8.5″
Circumference
87.98″
7.3 ft
Revs per mile
720
448 per km
Wheel diameter
17″
aspect ratio 65%
Cross-section
- Overall diameter
- 28.00″
- Sidewall (each side)
- 5.50″
- Wheel
- 17″
215/65R17 in inches and millimeters
Every dimension of a 215/65R17, converted both ways. Calculated from the size code, accurate to about 1%.
| Measurement | Inches | Millimeters |
|---|---|---|
| Overall diameter (height) | 28.00″ | 711 mm |
| Tread width | 8.5″ | 215 mm |
| Sidewall height | 5.50″ | 139.8 mm |
| Wheel diameter | 17″ | 432 mm |
| Circumference | 87.98″ | 2235 mm |
Nominal dimensions from the size code. A real tire varies by a few millimeters between manufacturers, and a loaded tire sits slightly shorter than its free diameter.
215/65R17 compared with other sizes
All 30 practical swaps involving 215/65R17 — diameter change, speedometer impact and a fit verdict for each.
215/65R17 → 225/55R17
225/55R17
Diameter +4.7% · Borderline. Check clearance first
215/65R17 → 235/55R17
235/55R17
Diameter +3.0% · Borderline. Check clearance first
215/65R17 → 245/45R19
245/45R19
Diameter +1.2% · This fits
215/65R17 → 235/75R15
235/75R15
Diameter −3.0% · Borderline. Check clearance first
215/65R17 → 215/70R16
215/70R16
Diameter +0.6% · This fits
215/65R17 → 225/70R16
225/70R16
Diameter −1.4% · This fits
215/65R17 → 215/60R17
215/60R17
Diameter +3.1% · Borderline. Check clearance first
235/60R17 → 215/65R17
235/60R17
Diameter +0.4% · This fits
225/60R17 → 215/65R17
225/60R17
Diameter −1.3% · This fits
215/60R17 → 215/65R17
215/60R17
Diameter −3.0% · Borderline. Check clearance first
225/65R17 → 215/65R17
225/65R17
Diameter +1.8% · This fits
235/55R17 → 215/65R17
235/55R17
Diameter −3.0% · This fits
235/65R17 → 215/65R17
235/65R17
Diameter +3.7% · Borderline. Check clearance first
215/70R16 → 215/65R17
215/70R16
Diameter −0.5% · This fits
225/55R17 → 215/65R17
225/55R17
Diameter −4.5% · Borderline. Check clearance first
255/45R19 → 215/65R17
255/45R19
Diameter +0.1% · This fits
245/65R17 → 215/65R17
245/65R17
Diameter +5.5% · Too big a jump
235/55R18 → 215/65R17
235/55R18
Diameter +0.6% · This fits
235/50R19 → 215/65R17
235/50R19
Diameter +0.9% · This fits
245/45R19 → 215/65R17
245/45R19
Diameter −1.2% · This fits
225/70R16 → 215/65R17
225/70R16
Diameter +1.4% · This fits
215/65R17 → 225/60R17
225/60R17
Diameter +1.4% · This fits
215/65R17 → 225/65R17
225/65R17
Diameter −1.8% · This fits
215/65R17 → 235/60R17
235/60R17
Diameter −0.4% · This fits
215/65R17 → 235/65R17
235/65R17
Diameter −3.5% · Borderline. Check clearance first
215/65R17 → 245/65R17
245/65R17
Diameter −5.2% · Too big a jump
215/65R17 → 235/55R18
235/55R18
Diameter −0.6% · This fits
215/65R17 → 235/50R19
235/50R19
Diameter −0.9% · This fits
215/65R17 → 255/45R19
255/45R19
Diameter −0.1% · This fits
215/65R17 → 225/45R17
225/45R17
Diameter +12.1% · Too big a jump
Common questions
- What is 215/65R17 in inches?
- A 215/65R17 tire is 28.00 inches tall and 8.5 inches wide, with a 5.50-inch sidewall, mounted on a 17-inch wheel. In metric that is 711 mm tall and 215 mm wide. The circumference is 87.98 inches.
- How tall is a 215/65R17 tire?
- 28.00 inches, or 711 mm. That is the overall diameter, wheel included. It turns about 720 times per mile, which is what your speedometer counts.
- What do the numbers in 215/65R17 mean?
- 215 is the tread width in millimeters, 65 is the aspect ratio — the sidewall height as a percentage of the tread width — and 17 is the wheel diameter in inches. So the sidewall is 215 × 65% = 139.8 mm tall.