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285/70R17

A 285/70R17 tire is 32.71 inches tall and 11.2 inches wide, with a 7.85-inch sidewall, mounted on a 17-inch wheel.

Common fitments: Wrangler Rubicon, Power Wagon

Overall diameter

32.71″

831 mm

Sidewall height

7.85″

199.5 mm

Tread width

285 mm

11.2″

Circumference

102.76″

8.6 ft

Revs per mile

617

383 per km

Wheel diameter

17″

aspect ratio 70%

Cross-section

Overall diameter
32.71″
Sidewall (each side)
7.85″
Wheel
17″

285/70R17 in inches and millimeters

Every dimension of a 285/70R17, converted both ways. Calculated from the size code, accurate to about 1%.

Measurement Inches Millimeters
Overall diameter (height) 32.71″ 831 mm
Tread width 11.2″ 285 mm
Sidewall height 7.85″ 199.5 mm
Wheel diameter 17″ 432 mm
Circumference 102.76″ 2610 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.

285/70R17 compared with other sizes

All 28 practical swaps involving 285/70R17 — diameter change, speedometer impact and a fit verdict for each.

285/70R17 → 265/70R17

265/70R17

Diameter +3.5% · Borderline. Check clearance first

285/70R17 → 285/75R16

285/75R16

Diameter −0.4% · This fits

285/70R17 → 245/75R17

245/75R17

Diameter +3.9% · Borderline. Check clearance first

285/70R17 → 255/70R17

255/70R17

Diameter +5.3% · Too big a jump

285/70R17 → 255/75R17

255/75R17

Diameter +2.0% · This fits

285/70R17 → 275/70R17

275/70R17

Diameter +1.7% · This fits

305/65R17 → 285/70R17

305/65R17

Diameter −0.3% · This fits

275/70R17 → 285/70R17

275/70R17

Diameter −1.7% · This fits

255/75R17 → 285/70R17

255/75R17

Diameter −2.0% · This fits

305/70R17 → 285/70R17

305/70R17

Diameter +3.4% · Borderline. Check clearance first

265/70R17 → 285/70R17

265/70R17

Diameter −3.4% · Borderline. Check clearance first

245/75R17 → 285/70R17

245/75R17

Diameter −3.8% · Borderline. Check clearance first

285/75R16 → 285/70R17

285/75R16

Diameter +0.4% · This fits

285/65R18 → 285/70R17

285/65R18

Diameter −0.4% · This fits

275/65R17 → 285/70R17

275/65R17

Diameter −5.0% · Borderline. Check clearance first

255/70R17 → 285/70R17

255/70R17

Diameter −5.1% · Too big a jump

315/70R17 → 285/70R17

315/70R17

Diameter +5.1% · Too big a jump

265/70R18 → 285/70R17

265/70R18

Diameter −0.3% · This fits

305/60R18 → 285/70R17

305/60R18

Diameter −0.9% · This fits

275/70R18 → 285/70R17

275/70R18

Diameter +1.4% · This fits

285/70R17 → 305/65R17

305/65R17

Diameter +0.3% · This fits

285/70R17 → 305/70R17

305/70R17

Diameter −3.3% · Borderline. Check clearance first

285/70R17 → 315/70R17

315/70R17

Diameter −4.8% · Borderline. Check clearance first

285/70R17 → 265/70R18

265/70R18

Diameter +0.3% · This fits

285/70R17 → 275/70R18

275/70R18

Diameter −1.4% · This fits

285/70R17 → 285/65R18

285/65R18

Diameter +0.4% · This fits

285/70R17 → 305/60R18

305/60R18

Diameter +0.9% · This fits

285/70R17 → 225/45R17

225/45R17

Diameter +31.0% · Too big a jump

Common questions

What is 285/70R17 in inches?
A 285/70R17 tire is 32.71 inches tall and 11.2 inches wide, with a 7.85-inch sidewall, mounted on a 17-inch wheel. In metric that is 831 mm tall and 285 mm wide. The circumference is 102.76 inches.
How tall is a 285/70R17 tire?
32.71 inches, or 831 mm. That is the overall diameter, wheel included. It turns about 617 times per mile, which is what your speedometer counts.
What do the numbers in 285/70R17 mean?
285 is the tread width in millimeters, 70 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 285 × 70% = 199.5 mm tall.