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255/70R18

A 255/70R18 tire is 32.06 inches tall and 10.0 inches wide, with a 7.03-inch sidewall, mounted on a 18-inch wheel.

Overall diameter

32.06″

814 mm

Sidewall height

7.03″

178.5 mm

Tread width

255 mm

10.0″

Circumference

100.70″

8.4 ft

Revs per mile

629

391 per km

Wheel diameter

18″

aspect ratio 70%

Cross-section

Overall diameter
32.06″
Sidewall (each side)
7.03″
Wheel
18″

255/70R18 in inches and millimeters

Every dimension of a 255/70R18, converted both ways. Calculated from the size code, accurate to about 1%.

Measurement Inches Millimeters
Overall diameter (height) 32.06″ 814 mm
Tread width 10.0″ 255 mm
Sidewall height 7.03″ 178.5 mm
Wheel diameter 18″ 457 mm
Circumference 100.70″ 2558 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.

255/70R18 compared with other sizes

All 31 practical swaps involving 255/70R18 — diameter change, speedometer impact and a fit verdict for each.

255/70R18 → 275/55R20

275/55R20

Diameter +0.5% · This fits

255/70R18 → 265/75R16

265/75R16

Diameter +1.3% · This fits

255/70R18 → 285/75R16

285/75R16

Diameter −2.4% · This fits

255/70R18 → 235/80R17

235/80R17

Diameter +0.8% · This fits

255/70R18 → 255/75R17

255/75R17

Diameter −0.0% · This fits

255/70R18 → 275/70R17

275/70R17

Diameter −0.3% · This fits

255/70R18 → 245/65R18

245/65R18

Diameter +5.0% · Borderline. Check clearance first

255/70R18 → 255/65R18

255/65R18

Diameter +3.2% · Borderline. Check clearance first

275/65R18 → 255/70R18

275/65R18

Diameter +0.1% · This fits

265/65R18 → 255/70R18

265/65R18

Diameter −1.5% · This fits

285/65R18 → 255/70R18

285/65R18

Diameter +1.7% · This fits

265/70R18 → 255/70R18

265/70R18

Diameter +1.7% · This fits

285/60R18 → 255/70R18

285/60R18

Diameter −1.8% · This fits

255/65R18 → 255/70R18

255/65R18

Diameter −3.1% · Borderline. Check clearance first

275/60R18 → 255/70R18

275/60R18

Diameter −3.3% · Borderline. Check clearance first

275/70R18 → 255/70R18

275/70R18

Diameter +3.4% · Borderline. Check clearance first

255/75R17 → 255/70R18

255/75R17

Diameter +0.0% · This fits

245/65R18 → 255/70R18

245/65R18

Diameter −4.7% · Borderline. Check clearance first

265/60R18 → 255/70R18

265/60R18

Diameter −4.8% · Borderline. Check clearance first

285/70R18 → 255/70R18

285/70R18

Diameter +5.2% · Too big a jump

275/70R17 → 255/70R18

275/70R17

Diameter +0.3% · This fits

275/55R20 → 255/70R18

275/55R20

Diameter −0.5% · This fits

255/70R18 → 265/65R18

265/65R18

Diameter +1.6% · This fits

255/70R18 → 265/70R18

265/70R18

Diameter −1.7% · This fits

255/70R18 → 275/60R18

275/60R18

Diameter +3.4% · Borderline. Check clearance first

255/70R18 → 275/65R18

275/65R18

Diameter −0.1% · This fits

255/70R18 → 275/70R18

275/70R18

Diameter −3.3% · Borderline. Check clearance first

255/70R18 → 285/60R18

285/60R18

Diameter +1.9% · This fits

255/70R18 → 285/65R18

285/65R18

Diameter −1.6% · This fits

255/70R18 → 285/70R18

285/70R18

Diameter −4.9% · Borderline. Check clearance first

255/70R18 → 235/45R18

235/45R18

Diameter +21.8% · Too big a jump

Common questions

What is 255/70R18 in inches?
A 255/70R18 tire is 32.06 inches tall and 10.0 inches wide, with a 7.03-inch sidewall, mounted on a 18-inch wheel. In metric that is 814 mm tall and 255 mm wide. The circumference is 100.70 inches.
How tall is a 255/70R18 tire?
32.06 inches, or 814 mm. That is the overall diameter, wheel included. It turns about 629 times per mile, which is what your speedometer counts.
What do the numbers in 255/70R18 mean?
255 is the tread width in millimeters, 70 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 255 × 70% = 178.5 mm tall.