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245/45R20

A 245/45R20 tire is 28.68 inches tall and 9.6 inches wide, with a 4.34-inch sidewall, mounted on a 20-inch wheel.

Overall diameter

28.68″

729 mm

Sidewall height

4.34″

110.3 mm

Tread width

245 mm

9.6″

Circumference

90.10″

7.5 ft

Revs per mile

703

437 per km

Wheel diameter

20″

aspect ratio 45%

Cross-section

Overall diameter
28.68″
Sidewall (each side)
4.34″
Wheel
20″

245/45R20 in inches and millimeters

Every dimension of a 245/45R20, converted both ways. Calculated from the size code, accurate to about 1%.

Measurement Inches Millimeters
Overall diameter (height) 28.68″ 729 mm
Tread width 9.6″ 245 mm
Sidewall height 4.34″ 110.3 mm
Wheel diameter 20″ 508 mm
Circumference 90.10″ 2289 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.

245/45R20 compared with other sizes

All 26 practical swaps involving 245/45R20 — diameter change, speedometer impact and a fit verdict for each.

245/45R20 → 255/45R20

255/45R20

Diameter −1.2% · This fits

245/45R20 → 275/45R20

275/45R20

Diameter −3.6% · Borderline. Check clearance first

245/45R20 → 225/60R18

225/60R18

Diameter +0.2% · This fits

245/45R20 → 245/40R20

245/40R20

Diameter +3.5% · Borderline. Check clearance first

275/40R20 → 245/45R20

275/40R20

Diameter −0.1% · This fits

255/45R20 → 245/45R20

255/45R20

Diameter +1.2% · This fits

245/40R20 → 245/45R20

245/40R20

Diameter −3.4% · Borderline. Check clearance first

245/50R20 → 245/45R20

245/50R20

Diameter +3.4% · Borderline. Check clearance first

265/45R20 → 245/45R20

265/45R20

Diameter +2.5% · This fits

275/45R20 → 245/45R20

275/45R20

Diameter +3.7% · Borderline. Check clearance first

275/35R20 → 245/45R20

275/35R20

Diameter −3.8% · Borderline. Check clearance first

255/50R20 → 245/45R20

255/50R20

Diameter +4.7% · Borderline. Check clearance first

265/35R20 → 245/45R20

265/35R20

Diameter −4.8% · Borderline. Check clearance first

225/60R18 → 245/45R20

225/60R18

Diameter −0.2% · This fits

255/50R19 → 245/45R20

255/50R19

Diameter +1.2% · This fits

255/55R18 → 245/45R20

255/55R18

Diameter +1.3% · This fits

235/60R18 → 245/45R20

235/60R18

Diameter +1.5% · This fits

235/50R19 → 245/45R20

235/50R19

Diameter −1.5% · This fits

245/45R20 → 245/50R20

245/50R20

Diameter −3.3% · Borderline. Check clearance first

245/45R20 → 255/50R20

255/50R20

Diameter −4.5% · Borderline. Check clearance first

245/45R20 → 265/35R20

265/35R20

Diameter +5.0% · Too big a jump

245/45R20 → 265/45R20

265/45R20

Diameter −2.4% · This fits

245/45R20 → 275/35R20

275/35R20

Diameter +4.0% · Borderline. Check clearance first

245/45R20 → 275/40R20

275/40R20

Diameter +0.1% · This fits

245/45R20 → 265/40R21

265/40R21

Diameter −2.3% · This fits

245/45R20 → 275/55R20

275/55R20

Diameter −10.1% · Too big a jump

Common questions

What is 245/45R20 in inches?
A 245/45R20 tire is 28.68 inches tall and 9.6 inches wide, with a 4.34-inch sidewall, mounted on a 20-inch wheel. In metric that is 729 mm tall and 245 mm wide. The circumference is 90.10 inches.
How tall is a 245/45R20 tire?
28.68 inches, or 729 mm. That is the overall diameter, wheel included. It turns about 703 times per mile, which is what your speedometer counts.
What do the numbers in 245/45R20 mean?
245 is the tread width in millimeters, 45 is the aspect ratio — the sidewall height as a percentage of the tread width — and 20 is the wheel diameter in inches. So the sidewall is 245 × 45% = 110.3 mm tall.