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255/75R17

A 255/75R17 tire is 32.06 inches tall and 10.0 inches wide, with a 7.53-inch sidewall, mounted on a 17-inch wheel.

Overall diameter

32.06″

814 mm

Sidewall height

7.53″

191.3 mm

Tread width

255 mm

10.0″

Circumference

100.72″

8.4 ft

Revs per mile

629

391 per km

Wheel diameter

17″

aspect ratio 75%

Cross-section

Overall diameter
32.06″
Sidewall (each side)
7.53″
Wheel
17″

255/75R17 in inches and millimeters

Every dimension of a 255/75R17, 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 7.53″ 191.3 mm
Wheel diameter 17″ 432 mm
Circumference 100.72″ 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.

255/75R17 compared with other sizes

All 28 practical swaps involving 255/75R17 — diameter change, speedometer impact and a fit verdict for each.

255/75R17 → 265/70R17

265/70R17

Diameter +1.4% · Fitment not determined

255/75R17 → 265/75R16

265/75R16

Diameter +1.3% · Fitment not determined

255/75R17 → 285/75R16

285/75R16

Diameter −2.4% · Fitment not determined

255/75R17 → 235/80R17

235/80R17

Diameter +0.8% · Fitment not determined

255/75R17 → 245/70R17

245/70R17

Diameter +5.1% · Fitment not determined

255/75R17 → 245/75R17

245/75R17

Diameter +1.9% · Fitment not determined

255/75R17 → 255/70R17

255/70R17

Diameter +3.2% · Fitment not determined

275/70R17 → 255/75R17

275/70R17

Diameter +0.3% · Fitment not determined

235/80R17 → 255/75R17

235/80R17

Diameter −0.8% · Fitment not determined

265/70R17 → 255/75R17

265/70R17

Diameter −1.4% · Fitment not determined

245/75R17 → 255/75R17

245/75R17

Diameter −1.8% · Fitment not determined

255/70R17 → 255/75R17

255/70R17

Diameter −3.1% · Fitment not determined

285/70R17 → 255/75R17

285/70R17

Diameter +2.0% · Fitment not determined

275/65R17 → 255/75R17

275/65R17

Diameter −3.1% · Fitment not determined

255/70R18 → 255/75R17

255/70R18

Diameter −0.0% · Fitment not determined

265/65R17 → 255/75R17

265/65R17

Diameter −4.7% · Fitment not determined

245/70R17 → 255/75R17

245/70R17

Diameter −4.9% · Fitment not determined

275/65R18 → 255/75R17

275/65R18

Diameter +0.0% · Fitment not determined

265/75R16 → 255/75R17

265/75R16

Diameter −1.3% · Fitment not determined

265/65R18 → 255/75R17

265/65R18

Diameter −1.5% · Fitment not determined

285/65R18 → 255/75R17

285/65R18

Diameter +1.6% · Fitment not determined

255/75R17 → 265/65R17

265/65R17

Diameter +4.9% · Fitment not determined

255/75R17 → 275/65R17

275/65R17

Diameter +3.2% · Fitment not determined

255/75R17 → 275/70R17

275/70R17

Diameter −0.3% · Fitment not determined

255/75R17 → 285/70R17

285/70R17

Diameter −2.0% · Fitment not determined

255/75R17 → 255/70R18

255/70R18

Diameter +0.0% · Fitment not determined

255/75R17 → 275/65R18

275/65R18

Diameter −0.0% · Fitment not determined

255/75R17 → 225/45R17

225/45R17

Diameter +28.4% · Fitment not determined

Common questions

What is 255/75R17 in inches?
A 255/75R17 tire is 32.06 inches tall and 10.0 inches wide, with a 7.53-inch sidewall, mounted on a 17-inch wheel. In metric that is 814 mm tall and 255 mm wide. The circumference is 100.72 inches.
How tall is a 255/75R17 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 255/75R17 mean?
255 is the tread width in millimeters, 75 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 255 × 75% = 191.3 mm tall.