TireSizeCheck

305/50R20

A 305/50R20 tire is 32.01 inches tall and 12.0 inches wide, with a 6.00-inch sidewall, mounted on a 20-inch wheel.

Overall diameter

32.01″

813 mm

Sidewall height

6.00″

152.5 mm

Tread width

305 mm

12.0″

Circumference

100.56″

8.4 ft

Revs per mile

630

392 per km

Wheel diameter

20″

aspect ratio 50%

Cross-section

Overall diameter
32.01″
Sidewall (each side)
6.00″
Wheel
20″

305/50R20 in inches and millimeters

Every dimension of a 305/50R20, converted both ways. Calculated from the size code, accurate to about 1%.

Measurement Inches Millimeters
Overall diameter (height) 32.01″ 813 mm
Tread width 12.0″ 305 mm
Sidewall height 6.00″ 152.5 mm
Wheel diameter 20″ 508 mm
Circumference 100.56″ 2554 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.

305/50R20 compared with other sizes

All 29 practical swaps involving 305/50R20 — diameter change, speedometer impact and a fit verdict for each.

305/50R20 → 275/55R20

275/55R20

Diameter +0.3% · This fits

305/50R20 → 305/60R18

305/60R18

Diameter −1.2% · This fits

305/50R20 → 265/50R20

265/50R20

Diameter +5.2% · Too big a jump

305/50R20 → 265/55R20

265/55R20

Diameter +1.7% · This fits

305/50R20 → 265/60R20

265/60R20

Diameter −1.6% · This fits

305/50R20 → 275/60R20

275/60R20

Diameter −3.0% · This fits

305/50R20 → 285/50R20

285/50R20

Diameter +2.5% · This fits

305/50R20 → 285/55R20

285/55R20

Diameter −1.0% · This fits

305/50R20 → 285/60R20

285/60R20

Diameter −4.4% · Borderline. Check clearance first

275/55R20 → 305/50R20

275/55R20

Diameter −0.3% · This fits

285/55R20 → 305/50R20

285/55R20

Diameter +1.0% · This fits

265/60R20 → 305/50R20

265/60R20

Diameter +1.6% · This fits

265/55R20 → 305/50R20

265/55R20

Diameter −1.7% · This fits

285/50R20 → 305/50R20

285/50R20

Diameter −2.5% · This fits

305/55R20 → 305/50R20

305/55R20

Diameter +3.8% · Borderline. Check clearance first

275/60R20 → 305/50R20

275/60R20

Diameter +3.1% · Borderline. Check clearance first

285/60R20 → 305/50R20

285/60R20

Diameter +4.6% · Borderline. Check clearance first

265/50R20 → 305/50R20

265/50R20

Diameter −4.9% · Borderline. Check clearance first

305/60R18 → 305/50R20

305/60R18

Diameter +1.3% · This fits

275/65R18 → 305/50R20

275/65R18

Diameter +0.2% · This fits

285/45R22 → 305/50R20

285/45R22

Diameter +0.3% · This fits

275/50R21 → 305/50R20

275/50R21

Diameter −0.6% · This fits

305/45R22 → 305/50R20

305/45R22

Diameter +2.5% · This fits

305/50R20 → 305/55R20

305/55R20

Diameter −3.6% · Borderline. Check clearance first

305/50R20 → 275/50R21

275/50R21

Diameter +0.6% · This fits

305/50R20 → 275/50R22

275/50R22

Diameter −2.5% · This fits

305/50R20 → 285/45R22

285/45R22

Diameter −0.3% · This fits

305/50R20 → 285/50R22

285/50R22

Diameter −3.7% · Borderline. Check clearance first

305/50R20 → 305/45R22

305/45R22

Diameter −2.4% · This fits

Common questions

What is 305/50R20 in inches?
A 305/50R20 tire is 32.01 inches tall and 12.0 inches wide, with a 6.00-inch sidewall, mounted on a 20-inch wheel. In metric that is 813 mm tall and 305 mm wide. The circumference is 100.56 inches.
How tall is a 305/50R20 tire?
32.01 inches, or 813 mm. That is the overall diameter, wheel included. It turns about 630 times per mile, which is what your speedometer counts.
What do the numbers in 305/50R20 mean?
305 is the tread width in millimeters, 50 is the aspect ratio — the sidewall height as a percentage of the tread width — and 20 is the wheel diameter in inches. So the sidewall is 305 × 50% = 152.5 mm tall.