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225/60R18

A 225/60R18 tire is 28.63 inches tall and 8.9 inches wide, with a 5.31-inch sidewall, mounted on a 18-inch wheel.

Overall diameter

28.63″

727 mm

Sidewall height

5.31″

135.0 mm

Tread width

225 mm

8.9″

Circumference

89.94″

7.5 ft

Revs per mile

704

438 per km

Wheel diameter

18″

aspect ratio 60%

Cross-section

Overall diameter
28.63″
Sidewall (each side)
5.31″
Wheel
18″

225/60R18 in inches and millimeters

Every dimension of a 225/60R18, converted both ways. Calculated from the size code, accurate to about 1%.

Measurement Inches Millimeters
Overall diameter (height) 28.63″ 727 mm
Tread width 8.9″ 225 mm
Sidewall height 5.31″ 135.0 mm
Wheel diameter 18″ 457 mm
Circumference 89.94″ 2285 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.

225/60R18 compared with other sizes

All 27 practical swaps involving 225/60R18 — diameter change, speedometer impact and a fit verdict for each.

225/60R18 → 235/50R18

235/50R18

Diameter +5.1% · Too big a jump

225/60R18 → 235/60R18

235/60R18

Diameter −1.6% · This fits

225/60R18 → 255/55R18

255/55R18

Diameter −1.4% · This fits

225/60R18 → 225/70R16

225/70R16

Diameter +0.8% · This fits

225/60R18 → 225/75R16

225/75R16

Diameter −2.2% · This fits

225/60R18 → 235/70R16

235/70R16

Diameter −1.1% · This fits

225/60R18 → 225/65R17

225/65R17

Diameter +0.4% · This fits

255/55R18 → 225/60R18

255/55R18

Diameter +1.4% · This fits

235/55R18 → 225/60R18

235/55R18

Diameter −1.6% · This fits

235/60R18 → 225/60R18

235/60R18

Diameter +1.7% · This fits

245/60R18 → 225/60R18

245/60R18

Diameter +3.3% · Borderline. Check clearance first

225/65R17 → 225/60R18

225/65R17

Diameter −0.4% · This fits

225/70R16 → 225/60R18

225/70R16

Diameter −0.8% · This fits

235/50R18 → 225/60R18

235/50R18

Diameter −4.8% · Borderline. Check clearance first

235/65R18 → 225/60R18

235/65R18

Diameter +4.9% · Borderline. Check clearance first

255/60R18 → 225/60R18

255/60R18

Diameter +5.0% · Borderline. Check clearance first

245/45R20 → 225/60R18

245/45R20

Diameter +0.2% · This fits

225/75R16 → 225/60R18

225/75R16

Diameter +2.3% · This fits

235/70R16 → 225/60R18

235/70R16

Diameter +1.1% · This fits

235/50R19 → 225/60R18

235/50R19

Diameter −1.3% · This fits

235/65R17 → 225/60R18

235/65R17

Diameter +1.4% · This fits

225/60R18 → 235/55R18

235/55R18

Diameter +1.6% · This fits

225/60R18 → 235/65R18

235/65R18

Diameter −4.7% · Borderline. Check clearance first

225/60R18 → 245/60R18

245/60R18

Diameter −3.2% · Borderline. Check clearance first

225/60R18 → 255/60R18

255/60R18

Diameter −4.7% · Borderline. Check clearance first

225/60R18 → 245/45R20

245/45R20

Diameter −0.2% · This fits

225/60R18 → 235/45R18

235/45R18

Diameter +8.7% · Too big a jump

Common questions

What is 225/60R18 in inches?
A 225/60R18 tire is 28.63 inches tall and 8.9 inches wide, with a 5.31-inch sidewall, mounted on a 18-inch wheel. In metric that is 727 mm tall and 225 mm wide. The circumference is 89.94 inches.
How tall is a 225/60R18 tire?
28.63 inches, or 727 mm. That is the overall diameter, wheel included. It turns about 704 times per mile, which is what your speedometer counts.
What do the numbers in 225/60R18 mean?
225 is the tread width in millimeters, 60 is the aspect ratio — the sidewall height as a percentage of the tread width — and 18 is the wheel diameter in inches. So the sidewall is 225 × 60% = 135.0 mm tall.