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265/75R16

A 265/75R16 tire is 31.65 inches tall and 10.4 inches wide, with a 7.82-inch sidewall, mounted on a 16-inch wheel.

Common fitments: Wrangler, Silverado 1500

Overall diameter

31.65″

804 mm

Sidewall height

7.82″

198.8 mm

Tread width

265 mm

10.4″

Circumference

99.43″

8.3 ft

Revs per mile

637

396 per km

Wheel diameter

16″

aspect ratio 75%

Cross-section

Overall diameter
31.65″
Sidewall (each side)
7.82″
Wheel
16″

265/75R16 in inches and millimeters

Every dimension of a 265/75R16, converted both ways. Calculated from the size code, accurate to about 1%.

Measurement Inches Millimeters
Overall diameter (height) 31.65″ 804 mm
Tread width 10.4″ 265 mm
Sidewall height 7.82″ 198.8 mm
Wheel diameter 16″ 406 mm
Circumference 99.43″ 2526 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.

265/75R16 compared with other sizes

All 26 practical swaps involving 265/75R16 — diameter change, speedometer impact and a fit verdict for each.

265/75R16 → 245/75R16

245/75R16

Diameter +3.9% · Borderline. Check clearance first

265/75R16 → 265/70R16

265/70R16

Diameter +3.4% · Borderline. Check clearance first

265/75R16 → 265/70R17

265/70R17

Diameter +0.1% · This fits

265/75R16 → 265/75R15

265/75R15

Diameter +3.3% · Borderline. Check clearance first

265/75R16 → 255/70R16

255/70R16

Diameter +5.3% · Too big a jump

265/70R16 → 265/75R16

265/70R16

Diameter −3.3% · Borderline. Check clearance first

285/75R16 → 265/75R16

285/75R16

Diameter +3.7% · Borderline. Check clearance first

245/75R16 → 265/75R16

245/75R16

Diameter −3.7% · Borderline. Check clearance first

265/70R17 → 265/75R16

265/70R17

Diameter −0.1% · This fits

265/65R18 → 265/75R16

265/65R18

Diameter −0.3% · This fits

255/70R16 → 265/75R16

255/70R16

Diameter −5.0% · Too big a jump

235/80R17 → 265/75R16

235/80R17

Diameter +0.5% · This fits

245/75R17 → 265/75R16

245/75R17

Diameter −0.6% · This fits

285/60R18 → 265/75R16

285/60R18

Diameter −0.6% · This fits

255/70R18 → 265/75R16

255/70R18

Diameter +1.3% · This fits

255/75R17 → 265/75R16

255/75R17

Diameter +1.3% · This fits

275/65R18 → 265/75R16

275/65R18

Diameter +1.3% · This fits

275/70R17 → 265/75R16

275/70R17

Diameter +1.6% · This fits

265/70R18 → 265/75R16

265/70R18

Diameter +3.0% · Borderline. Check clearance first

265/75R16 → 285/75R16

285/75R16

Diameter −3.6% · Borderline. Check clearance first

265/75R16 → 235/80R17

235/80R17

Diameter −0.5% · This fits

265/75R16 → 245/75R17

245/75R17

Diameter +0.6% · This fits

265/75R16 → 255/75R17

255/75R17

Diameter −1.3% · This fits

265/75R16 → 305/65R17

305/65R17

Diameter −2.9% · This fits

265/75R16 → 265/65R18

265/65R18

Diameter +0.3% · This fits

265/75R16 → 205/55R16

205/55R16

Diameter +27.2% · Too big a jump

Common questions

What is 265/75R16 in inches?
A 265/75R16 tire is 31.65 inches tall and 10.4 inches wide, with a 7.82-inch sidewall, mounted on a 16-inch wheel. In metric that is 804 mm tall and 265 mm wide. The circumference is 99.43 inches.
How tall is a 265/75R16 tire?
31.65 inches, or 804 mm. That is the overall diameter, wheel included. It turns about 637 times per mile, which is what your speedometer counts.
What do the numbers in 265/75R16 mean?
265 is the tread width in millimeters, 75 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 × 75% = 198.8 mm tall.