225/70R16
A 225/70R16 tire is 28.40 inches tall and 8.9 inches wide, with a 6.20-inch sidewall, mounted on a 16-inch wheel.
Overall diameter
28.40″
721 mm
Sidewall height
6.20″
157.5 mm
Tread width
225 mm
8.9″
Circumference
89.23″
7.4 ft
Revs per mile
710
441 per km
Wheel diameter
16″
aspect ratio 70%
Cross-section
- Overall diameter
- 28.40″
- Sidewall (each side)
- 6.20″
- Wheel
- 16″
225/70R16 in inches and millimeters
Every dimension of a 225/70R16, converted both ways. Calculated from the size code, accurate to about 1%.
| Measurement | Inches | Millimeters |
|---|---|---|
| Overall diameter (height) | 28.40″ | 721 mm |
| Tread width | 8.9″ | 225 mm |
| Sidewall height | 6.20″ | 157.5 mm |
| Wheel diameter | 16″ | 406 mm |
| Circumference | 89.23″ | 2266 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.
225/70R16 compared with other sizes
All 28 practical swaps involving 225/70R16 — diameter change, speedometer impact and a fit verdict for each.
225/70R16 → 215/65R16
215/65R16
Diameter +5.2% · Too big a jump
225/70R16 → 235/60R16
235/60R16
Diameter +4.8% · Borderline. Check clearance first
225/70R16 → 235/75R15
235/75R15
Diameter −1.6% · This fits
225/70R16 → 215/70R16
215/70R16
Diameter +2.0% · This fits
225/70R16 → 225/65R16
225/65R16
Diameter +3.2% · Borderline. Check clearance first
225/75R16 → 225/70R16
225/75R16
Diameter +3.1% · Borderline. Check clearance first
225/65R16 → 225/70R16
225/65R16
Diameter −3.1% · Borderline. Check clearance first
235/70R16 → 225/70R16
235/70R16
Diameter +1.9% · This fits
215/70R16 → 225/70R16
215/70R16
Diameter −1.9% · This fits
245/70R16 → 225/70R16
245/70R16
Diameter +3.9% · Borderline. Check clearance first
225/65R17 → 225/70R16
225/65R17
Diameter +0.4% · This fits
225/60R18 → 225/70R16
225/60R18
Diameter +0.8% · This fits
235/60R16 → 225/70R16
235/60R16
Diameter −4.6% · Borderline. Check clearance first
215/65R16 → 225/70R16
215/65R16
Diameter −4.9% · Borderline. Check clearance first
235/55R18 → 225/70R16
235/55R18
Diameter −0.8% · This fits
235/60R17 → 225/70R16
235/60R17
Diameter −1.1% · This fits
215/65R17 → 225/70R16
215/65R17
Diameter −1.4% · This fits
225/60R17 → 225/70R16
225/60R17
Diameter −2.7% · This fits
235/75R15 → 225/70R16
235/75R15
Diameter +1.7% · This fits
225/70R16 → 225/75R16
225/75R16
Diameter −3.0% · Borderline. Check clearance first
225/70R16 → 235/70R16
235/70R16
Diameter −1.9% · This fits
225/70R16 → 245/70R16
245/70R16
Diameter −3.7% · Borderline. Check clearance first
225/70R16 → 215/65R17
215/65R17
Diameter +1.4% · This fits
225/70R16 → 225/65R17
225/65R17
Diameter −0.4% · This fits
225/70R16 → 235/60R17
235/60R17
Diameter +1.1% · This fits
225/70R16 → 225/60R18
225/60R18
Diameter −0.8% · This fits
225/70R16 → 235/55R18
235/55R18
Diameter +0.8% · This fits
225/70R16 → 205/55R16
205/55R16
Diameter +14.2% · Too big a jump
Common questions
- What is 225/70R16 in inches?
- A 225/70R16 tire is 28.40 inches tall and 8.9 inches wide, with a 6.20-inch sidewall, mounted on a 16-inch wheel. In metric that is 721 mm tall and 225 mm wide. The circumference is 89.23 inches.
- How tall is a 225/70R16 tire?
- 28.40 inches, or 721 mm. That is the overall diameter, wheel included. It turns about 710 times per mile, which is what your speedometer counts.
- What do the numbers in 225/70R16 mean?
- 225 is the tread width in millimeters, 70 is the aspect ratio — the sidewall height as a percentage of the tread width — and 16 is the wheel diameter in inches. So the sidewall is 225 × 70% = 157.5 mm tall.