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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.