265/70R16
A 265/70R16 tire is 30.61 inches tall and 10.4 inches wide, with a 7.30-inch sidewall, mounted on a 16-inch wheel.
Common fitments: Tacoma, Ranger, Frontier
Overall diameter
30.61″
777 mm
Sidewall height
7.30″
185.5 mm
Tread width
265 mm
10.4″
Circumference
96.15″
8.0 ft
Revs per mile
659
409 per km
Wheel diameter
16″
aspect ratio 70%
Cross-section
- Overall diameter
- 30.61″
- Sidewall (each side)
- 7.30″
- Wheel
- 16″
265/70R16 in inches and millimeters
Every dimension of a 265/70R16, converted both ways. Calculated from the size code, accurate to about 1%.
| Measurement | Inches | Millimeters |
|---|---|---|
| Overall diameter (height) | 30.61″ | 777 mm |
| Tread width | 10.4″ | 265 mm |
| Sidewall height | 7.30″ | 185.5 mm |
| Wheel diameter | 16″ | 406 mm |
| Circumference | 96.15″ | 2442 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.
265/70R16 compared with other sizes
All 24 practical swaps involving 265/70R16 — diameter change, speedometer impact and a fit verdict for each.
265/70R16 → 245/75R16
245/75R16
Diameter +0.5% · This fits
245/75R16 → 265/70R16
245/75R16
Diameter −0.5% · This fits
255/70R16 → 265/70R16
255/70R16
Diameter −1.8% · This fits
265/75R16 → 265/70R16
265/75R16
Diameter +3.4% · Borderline. Check clearance first
245/70R16 → 265/70R16
245/70R16
Diameter −3.6% · Borderline. Check clearance first
265/75R15 → 265/70R16
265/75R15
Diameter +0.1% · This fits
265/65R17 → 265/70R16
265/65R17
Diameter −0.1% · This fits
265/60R18 → 265/70R16
265/60R18
Diameter −0.3% · This fits
225/75R16 → 265/70R16
225/75R16
Diameter −4.3% · Borderline. Check clearance first
245/65R18 → 265/70R16
245/65R18
Diameter −0.2% · This fits
245/70R17 → 265/70R16
245/70R17
Diameter −0.3% · This fits
235/70R16 → 265/70R16
235/70R16
Diameter −5.4% · Too big a jump
275/60R18 → 265/70R16
275/60R18
Diameter +1.3% · This fits
255/65R18 → 265/70R16
255/65R18
Diameter +1.5% · This fits
255/70R17 → 265/70R16
255/70R17
Diameter +1.5% · This fits
265/70R16 → 265/60R18
265/60R18
Diameter +0.3% · This fits
265/70R16 → 265/70R15
265/70R15
Diameter +3.4% · Borderline. Check clearance first
265/70R16 → 265/75R15
265/75R15
Diameter −0.1% · This fits
265/70R16 → 225/75R16
225/75R16
Diameter +4.5% · Borderline. Check clearance first
265/70R16 → 245/70R16
245/70R16
Diameter +3.7% · Borderline. Check clearance first
265/70R16 → 255/70R16
255/70R16
Diameter +1.8% · This fits
265/70R16 → 265/75R16
265/75R16
Diameter −3.3% · Borderline. Check clearance first
265/70R16 → 265/65R17
265/65R17
Diameter +0.1% · This fits
265/70R16 → 205/55R16
205/55R16
Diameter +23.0% · Too big a jump
Common questions
- What is 265/70R16 in inches?
- A 265/70R16 tire is 30.61 inches tall and 10.4 inches wide, with a 7.30-inch sidewall, mounted on a 16-inch wheel. In metric that is 777 mm tall and 265 mm wide. The circumference is 96.15 inches.
- How tall is a 265/70R16 tire?
- 30.61 inches, or 777 mm. That is the overall diameter, wheel included. It turns about 659 times per mile, which is what your speedometer counts.
- What do the numbers in 265/70R16 mean?
- 265 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 265 × 70% = 185.5 mm tall.