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305/60R18

A 305/60R18 tire is 32.41 inches tall and 12.0 inches wide, with a 7.20-inch sidewall, mounted on a 18-inch wheel.

Overall diameter

32.41″

823 mm

Sidewall height

7.20″

183.0 mm

Tread width

305 mm

12.0″

Circumference

101.82″

8.5 ft

Revs per mile

622

387 per km

Wheel diameter

18″

aspect ratio 60%

Cross-section

Overall diameter
32.41″
Sidewall (each side)
7.20″
Wheel
18″

305/60R18 in inches and millimeters

Every dimension of a 305/60R18, converted both ways. Calculated from the size code, accurate to about 1%.

Measurement Inches Millimeters
Overall diameter (height) 32.41″ 823 mm
Tread width 12.0″ 305 mm
Sidewall height 7.20″ 183.0 mm
Wheel diameter 18″ 457 mm
Circumference 101.82″ 2586 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.

305/60R18 compared with other sizes

All 32 practical swaps involving 305/60R18 — diameter change, speedometer impact and a fit verdict for each.

305/60R18 → 285/75R16

285/75R16

Diameter −1.3% · This fits

305/60R18 → 275/70R17

275/70R17

Diameter +0.8% · This fits

305/60R18 → 285/70R17

285/70R17

Diameter −0.9% · This fits

305/60R18 → 305/65R17

305/65R17

Diameter −0.6% · This fits

305/60R18 → 305/70R17

305/70R17

Diameter −4.1% · Borderline. Check clearance first

305/60R18 → 265/65R18

265/65R18

Diameter +2.7% · This fits

305/60R18 → 265/70R18

265/70R18

Diameter −0.6% · This fits

305/60R18 → 275/60R18

275/60R18

Diameter +4.6% · Borderline. Check clearance first

305/60R18 → 275/65R18

275/65R18

Diameter +1.0% · This fits

305/60R18 → 275/70R18

275/70R18

Diameter −2.3% · This fits

305/60R18 → 285/60R18

285/60R18

Diameter +3.0% · Borderline. Check clearance first

305/60R18 → 285/65R18

285/65R18

Diameter −0.5% · This fits

305/60R18 → 285/70R18

285/70R18

Diameter −3.9% · Borderline. Check clearance first

305/60R18 → 295/70R18

295/70R18

Diameter −5.4% · Too big a jump

285/65R18 → 305/60R18

285/65R18

Diameter +0.5% · This fits

265/70R18 → 305/60R18

265/70R18

Diameter +0.6% · This fits

275/65R18 → 305/60R18

275/65R18

Diameter −1.0% · This fits

275/70R18 → 305/60R18

275/70R18

Diameter +2.3% · This fits

265/65R18 → 305/60R18

265/65R18

Diameter −2.6% · This fits

285/60R18 → 305/60R18

285/60R18

Diameter −2.9% · This fits

285/70R18 → 305/60R18

285/70R18

Diameter +4.0% · Borderline. Check clearance first

305/65R17 → 305/60R18

305/65R17

Diameter +0.6% · This fits

275/60R18 → 305/60R18

275/60R18

Diameter −4.4% · Borderline. Check clearance first

305/50R20 → 305/60R18

305/50R20

Diameter −1.2% · This fits

285/55R20 → 305/60R18

285/55R20

Diameter −0.2% · This fits

265/60R20 → 305/60R18

265/60R20

Diameter +0.3% · This fits

275/70R17 → 305/60R18

275/70R17

Diameter −0.8% · This fits

285/70R17 → 305/60R18

285/70R17

Diameter +0.9% · This fits

305/60R18 → 265/60R20

265/60R20

Diameter −0.3% · This fits

305/60R18 → 285/55R20

285/55R20

Diameter +0.2% · This fits

305/60R18 → 305/50R20

305/50R20

Diameter +1.3% · This fits

305/60R18 → 235/45R18

235/45R18

Diameter +23.1% · Too big a jump

Common questions

What is 305/60R18 in inches?
A 305/60R18 tire is 32.41 inches tall and 12.0 inches wide, with a 7.20-inch sidewall, mounted on a 18-inch wheel. In metric that is 823 mm tall and 305 mm wide. The circumference is 101.82 inches.
How tall is a 305/60R18 tire?
32.41 inches, or 823 mm. That is the overall diameter, wheel included. It turns about 622 times per mile, which is what your speedometer counts.
What do the numbers in 305/60R18 mean?
305 is the tread width in millimeters, 60 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 305 × 60% = 183.0 mm tall.