225/50R17
A 225/50R17 tire is 25.86 inches tall and 8.9 inches wide, with a 4.43-inch sidewall, mounted on a 17-inch wheel.
Common fitments: Accord, Model 3 (winter)
Overall diameter
25.86″
657 mm
Sidewall height
4.43″
112.5 mm
Tread width
225 mm
8.9″
Circumference
81.24″
6.8 ft
Revs per mile
780
485 per km
Wheel diameter
17″
aspect ratio 50%
Cross-section
- Overall diameter
- 25.86″
- Sidewall (each side)
- 4.43″
- Wheel
- 17″
225/50R17 in inches and millimeters
Every dimension of a 225/50R17, converted both ways. Calculated from the size code, accurate to about 1%.
| Measurement | Inches | Millimeters |
|---|---|---|
| Overall diameter (height) | 25.86″ | 657 mm |
| Tread width | 8.9″ | 225 mm |
| Sidewall height | 4.43″ | 112.5 mm |
| Wheel diameter | 17″ | 432 mm |
| Circumference | 81.24″ | 2063 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.
225/50R17 compared with other sizes
All 34 practical swaps involving 225/50R17 — diameter change, speedometer impact and a fit verdict for each.
225/50R17 → 205/65R15
205/65R15
Diameter +1.4% · This fits
225/50R17 → 205/60R16
205/60R16
Diameter +0.7% · This fits
225/50R17 → 215/60R16
215/60R16
Diameter −1.1% · This fits
225/50R17 → 205/50R17
205/50R17
Diameter +3.1% · Borderline. Check clearance first
225/50R17 → 215/45R17
215/45R17
Diameter +5.0% · Too big a jump
225/50R17 → 215/50R17
215/50R17
Diameter +1.5% · This fits
225/50R17 → 215/55R17
215/55R17
Diameter −1.7% · This fits
225/50R17 → 225/45R17
225/45R17
Diameter +3.5% · Borderline. Check clearance first
245/45R17 → 225/50R17
245/45R17
Diameter −0.7% · This fits
215/50R17 → 225/50R17
215/50R17
Diameter −1.5% · This fits
215/55R17 → 225/50R17
215/55R17
Diameter +1.8% · This fits
235/45R17 → 225/50R17
235/45R17
Diameter −2.1% · This fits
225/45R17 → 225/50R17
225/45R17
Diameter −3.4% · Borderline. Check clearance first
225/55R17 → 225/50R17
225/55R17
Diameter +3.4% · Borderline. Check clearance first
205/50R17 → 225/50R17
205/50R17
Diameter −3.0% · Borderline. Check clearance first
225/45R18 → 225/50R17
225/45R18
Diameter +0.4% · This fits
215/45R17 → 225/50R17
215/45R17
Diameter −4.8% · Borderline. Check clearance first
215/60R17 → 225/50R17
215/60R17
Diameter +5.0% · Too big a jump
235/55R17 → 225/50R17
235/55R17
Diameter +5.1% · Too big a jump
245/35R19 → 225/50R17
245/35R19
Diameter −0.4% · This fits
245/40R18 → 225/50R17
245/40R18
Diameter −0.5% · This fits
255/35R19 → 225/50R17
255/35R19
Diameter +0.7% · This fits
225/50R17 → 225/55R17
225/55R17
Diameter −3.3% · Borderline. Check clearance first
225/50R17 → 235/45R17
235/45R17
Diameter +2.1% · This fits
225/50R17 → 235/55R17
235/55R17
Diameter −4.9% · Borderline. Check clearance first
225/50R17 → 245/45R17
245/45R17
Diameter +0.7% · This fits
225/50R17 → 225/40R18
225/40R18
Diameter +3.1% · Borderline. Check clearance first
225/50R17 → 225/45R18
225/45R18
Diameter −0.4% · This fits
225/50R17 → 245/40R18
245/40R18
Diameter +0.6% · This fits
225/50R17 → 245/35R19
245/35R19
Diameter +0.4% · This fits
225/50R17 → 255/35R19
255/35R19
Diameter −0.7% · This fits
225/50R17 → 205/65R16
205/65R16
Diameter −2.4% · This fits
225/50R17 → 215/60R17
215/60R17
Diameter −4.8% · Borderline. Check clearance first
225/50R17 → 255/40R18
255/40R18
Diameter −0.7% · This fits
Common questions
- What is 225/50R17 in inches?
- A 225/50R17 tire is 25.86 inches tall and 8.9 inches wide, with a 4.43-inch sidewall, mounted on a 17-inch wheel. In metric that is 657 mm tall and 225 mm wide. The circumference is 81.24 inches.
- How tall is a 225/50R17 tire?
- 25.86 inches, or 657 mm. That is the overall diameter, wheel included. It turns about 780 times per mile, which is what your speedometer counts.
- What do the numbers in 225/50R17 mean?
- 225 is the tread width in millimeters, 50 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 225 × 50% = 112.5 mm tall.