265/65R18
A 265/65R18 tire is 31.56 inches tall and 10.4 inches wide, with a 6.78-inch sidewall, mounted on a 18-inch wheel.
Overall diameter
31.56″
802 mm
Sidewall height
6.78″
172.3 mm
Tread width
265 mm
10.4″
Circumference
99.16″
8.3 ft
Revs per mile
639
397 per km
Wheel diameter
18″
aspect ratio 65%
Cross-section
- Overall diameter
- 31.56″
- Sidewall (each side)
- 6.78″
- Wheel
- 18″
265/65R18 in inches and millimeters
Every dimension of a 265/65R18, converted both ways. Calculated from the size code, accurate to about 1%.
| Measurement | Inches | Millimeters |
|---|---|---|
| Overall diameter (height) | 31.56″ | 802 mm |
| Tread width | 10.4″ | 265 mm |
| Sidewall height | 6.78″ | 172.3 mm |
| Wheel diameter | 18″ | 457 mm |
| Circumference | 99.16″ | 2519 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.
265/65R18 compared with other sizes
All 35 practical swaps involving 265/65R18 — diameter change, speedometer impact and a fit verdict for each.
265/65R18 → 265/70R17
265/70R17
Diameter −0.1% · This fits
265/65R18 → 265/60R18
265/60R18
Diameter +3.4% · Borderline. Check clearance first
265/65R18 → 265/75R16
265/75R16
Diameter −0.3% · This fits
265/65R18 → 235/80R17
235/80R17
Diameter −0.8% · This fits
265/65R18 → 245/75R17
245/75R17
Diameter +0.3% · This fits
265/65R18 → 255/75R17
255/75R17
Diameter −1.5% · This fits
265/65R18 → 305/65R17
305/65R17
Diameter −3.2% · Borderline. Check clearance first
265/65R18 → 235/65R18
235/65R18
Diameter +5.1% · Too big a jump
265/65R18 → 245/65R18
245/65R18
Diameter +3.4% · Borderline. Check clearance first
265/65R18 → 255/60R18
255/60R18
Diameter +5.0% · Too big a jump
265/65R18 → 255/65R18
255/65R18
Diameter +1.6% · This fits
265/65R18 → 255/70R18
255/70R18
Diameter −1.5% · This fits
285/60R18 → 265/65R18
285/60R18
Diameter −0.3% · This fits
255/70R18 → 265/65R18
255/70R18
Diameter +1.6% · This fits
255/65R18 → 265/65R18
255/65R18
Diameter −1.6% · This fits
275/65R18 → 265/65R18
275/65R18
Diameter +1.6% · This fits
275/60R18 → 265/65R18
275/60R18
Diameter −1.8% · This fits
265/60R18 → 265/65R18
265/60R18
Diameter −3.3% · Borderline. Check clearance first
265/70R18 → 265/65R18
265/70R18
Diameter +3.3% · Borderline. Check clearance first
305/60R18 → 265/65R18
305/60R18
Diameter +2.7% · This fits
245/65R18 → 265/65R18
245/65R18
Diameter −3.2% · Borderline. Check clearance first
285/65R18 → 265/65R18
285/65R18
Diameter +3.2% · Borderline. Check clearance first
265/70R17 → 265/65R18
265/70R17
Diameter +0.1% · This fits
265/75R16 → 265/65R18
265/75R16
Diameter +0.3% · This fits
265/55R20 → 265/65R18
265/55R20
Diameter −0.3% · This fits
255/60R18 → 265/65R18
255/60R18
Diameter −4.8% · Borderline. Check clearance first
265/65R18 → 265/70R18
265/70R18
Diameter −3.2% · Borderline. Check clearance first
265/65R18 → 275/60R18
275/60R18
Diameter +1.8% · This fits
265/65R18 → 275/65R18
275/65R18
Diameter −1.6% · This fits
265/65R18 → 275/70R18
275/70R18
Diameter −4.8% · Borderline. Check clearance first
265/65R18 → 285/60R18
285/60R18
Diameter +0.3% · This fits
265/65R18 → 285/65R18
285/65R18
Diameter −3.1% · Borderline. Check clearance first
265/65R18 → 305/60R18
305/60R18
Diameter −2.6% · This fits
265/65R18 → 265/55R20
265/55R20
Diameter +0.3% · This fits
265/65R18 → 235/45R18
235/45R18
Diameter +19.9% · Too big a jump
Common questions
- What is 265/65R18 in inches?
- A 265/65R18 tire is 31.56 inches tall and 10.4 inches wide, with a 6.78-inch sidewall, mounted on a 18-inch wheel. In metric that is 802 mm tall and 265 mm wide. The circumference is 99.16 inches.
- How tall is a 265/65R18 tire?
- 31.56 inches, or 802 mm. That is the overall diameter, wheel included. It turns about 639 times per mile, which is what your speedometer counts.
- What do the numbers in 265/65R18 mean?
- 265 is the tread width in millimeters, 65 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 265 × 65% = 172.3 mm tall.