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295/70R18

A 295/70R18 tire is 34.26 inches tall and 11.6 inches wide, with a 8.13-inch sidewall, mounted on a 18-inch wheel.

Overall diameter

34.26″

870 mm

Sidewall height

8.13″

206.5 mm

Tread width

295 mm

11.6″

Circumference

107.63″

9.0 ft

Revs per mile

589

366 per km

Wheel diameter

18″

aspect ratio 70%

Cross-section

Overall diameter
34.26″
Sidewall (each side)
8.13″
Wheel
18″

295/70R18 in inches and millimeters

Every dimension of a 295/70R18, converted both ways. Calculated from the size code, accurate to about 1%.

Measurement Inches Millimeters
Overall diameter (height) 34.26″ 870 mm
Tread width 11.6″ 295 mm
Sidewall height 8.13″ 206.5 mm
Wheel diameter 18″ 457 mm
Circumference 107.63″ 2734 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.

295/70R18 compared with other sizes

All 24 practical swaps involving 295/70R18 — diameter change, speedometer impact and a fit verdict for each.

295/70R18 → 305/70R17

305/70R17

Diameter +1.3% · This fits

295/70R18 → 315/70R17

315/70R17

Diameter −0.3% · This fits

295/70R18 → 265/70R18

265/70R18

Diameter +5.1% · Too big a jump

295/70R18 → 275/70R18

275/70R18

Diameter +3.3% · Borderline. Check clearance first

295/70R18 → 285/70R18

285/70R18

Diameter +1.6% · This fits

285/70R18 → 295/70R18

285/70R18

Diameter −1.6% · This fits

275/70R18 → 295/70R18

275/70R18

Diameter −3.2% · Borderline. Check clearance first

295/60R20 → 295/70R18

295/60R20

Diameter −0.9% · This fits

265/70R18 → 295/70R18

265/70R18

Diameter −4.8% · Borderline. Check clearance first

285/65R18 → 295/70R18

285/65R18

Diameter −4.9% · Borderline. Check clearance first

315/70R17 → 295/70R18

315/70R17

Diameter +0.3% · This fits

305/60R18 → 295/70R18

305/60R18

Diameter −5.4% · Too big a jump

275/65R20 → 295/70R18

275/65R20

Diameter −0.5% · This fits

285/65R20 → 295/70R18

285/65R20

Diameter +1.0% · This fits

295/65R20 → 295/70R18

295/65R20

Diameter +2.4% · This fits

305/70R17 → 295/70R18

305/70R17

Diameter −1.3% · This fits

285/60R20 → 295/70R18

285/60R20

Diameter −2.3% · This fits

305/55R20 → 295/70R18

305/55R20

Diameter −3.1% · Borderline. Check clearance first

275/60R20 → 295/70R18

275/60R20

Diameter −3.7% · Borderline. Check clearance first

295/70R18 → 275/65R20

275/65R20

Diameter +0.5% · This fits

295/70R18 → 285/65R20

285/65R20

Diameter −0.9% · This fits

295/70R18 → 295/60R20

295/60R20

Diameter +1.0% · This fits

295/70R18 → 295/65R20

295/65R20

Diameter −2.4% · This fits

295/70R18 → 235/45R18

235/45R18

Diameter +30.1% · Too big a jump

Common questions

What is 295/70R18 in inches?
A 295/70R18 tire is 34.26 inches tall and 11.6 inches wide, with a 8.13-inch sidewall, mounted on a 18-inch wheel. In metric that is 870 mm tall and 295 mm wide. The circumference is 107.63 inches.
How tall is a 295/70R18 tire?
34.26 inches, or 870 mm. That is the overall diameter, wheel included. It turns about 589 times per mile, which is what your speedometer counts.
What do the numbers in 295/70R18 mean?
295 is the tread width in millimeters, 70 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 295 × 70% = 206.5 mm tall.