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305/65R17

A 305/65R17 tire is 32.61 inches tall and 12.0 inches wide, with a 7.81-inch sidewall, mounted on a 17-inch wheel.

Overall diameter

32.61″

828 mm

Sidewall height

7.81″

198.3 mm

Tread width

305 mm

12.0″

Circumference

102.45″

8.5 ft

Revs per mile

618

384 per km

Wheel diameter

17″

aspect ratio 65%

Cross-section

Overall diameter
32.61″
Sidewall (each side)
7.81″
Wheel
17″

305/65R17 in inches and millimeters

Every dimension of a 305/65R17, converted both ways. Calculated from the size code, accurate to about 1%.

Measurement Inches Millimeters
Overall diameter (height) 32.61″ 828 mm
Tread width 12.0″ 305 mm
Sidewall height 7.81″ 198.3 mm
Wheel diameter 17″ 432 mm
Circumference 102.45″ 2602 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.

305/65R17 compared with other sizes

All 25 practical swaps involving 305/65R17 — diameter change, speedometer impact and a fit verdict for each.

305/65R17 → 265/70R17

265/70R17

Diameter +3.2% · Borderline. Check clearance first

305/65R17 → 285/75R16

285/75R16

Diameter −0.7% · This fits

305/65R17 → 275/65R17

275/65R17

Diameter +4.9% · Borderline. Check clearance first

305/65R17 → 275/70R17

275/70R17

Diameter +1.4% · This fits

305/65R17 → 285/70R17

285/70R17

Diameter −0.3% · This fits

285/70R17 → 305/65R17

285/70R17

Diameter +0.3% · This fits

275/70R17 → 305/65R17

275/70R17

Diameter −1.4% · This fits

305/70R17 → 305/65R17

305/70R17

Diameter +3.7% · Borderline. Check clearance first

265/70R17 → 305/65R17

265/70R17

Diameter −3.1% · Borderline. Check clearance first

305/60R18 → 305/65R17

305/60R18

Diameter −0.6% · This fits

275/65R17 → 305/65R17

275/65R17

Diameter −4.7% · Borderline. Check clearance first

265/70R18 → 305/65R17

265/70R18

Diameter −0.0% · This fits

285/65R18 → 305/65R17

285/65R18

Diameter −0.1% · This fits

315/70R17 → 305/65R17

315/70R17

Diameter +5.4% · Too big a jump

285/75R16 → 305/65R17

285/75R16

Diameter +0.7% · This fits

275/65R18 → 305/65R17

275/65R18

Diameter −1.6% · This fits

275/70R18 → 305/65R17

275/70R18

Diameter +1.7% · This fits

265/75R16 → 305/65R17

265/75R16

Diameter −2.9% · This fits

265/65R18 → 305/65R17

265/65R18

Diameter −3.2% · Borderline. Check clearance first

305/65R17 → 305/70R17

305/70R17

Diameter −3.6% · Borderline. Check clearance first

305/65R17 → 315/70R17

315/70R17

Diameter −5.1% · Too big a jump

305/65R17 → 265/70R18

265/70R18

Diameter +0.0% · This fits

305/65R17 → 285/65R18

285/65R18

Diameter +0.1% · This fits

305/65R17 → 305/60R18

305/60R18

Diameter +0.6% · This fits

305/65R17 → 225/45R17

225/45R17

Diameter +30.6% · Too big a jump

Common questions

What is 305/65R17 in inches?
A 305/65R17 tire is 32.61 inches tall and 12.0 inches wide, with a 7.81-inch sidewall, mounted on a 17-inch wheel. In metric that is 828 mm tall and 305 mm wide. The circumference is 102.45 inches.
How tall is a 305/65R17 tire?
32.61 inches, or 828 mm. That is the overall diameter, wheel included. It turns about 618 times per mile, which is what your speedometer counts.
What do the numbers in 305/65R17 mean?
305 is the tread width in millimeters, 65 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 305 × 65% = 198.3 mm tall.