235/55R18
Overall diameter 715.7 mm
235/55R18 — 715.7 mm tall, and what it swaps with
235/55R18 is 235 mm wide with a 55% sidewall on a 18-inch wheel. That sidewall is 129.25 mm, so the tyre stands 715.7 mm tall and turns 444.8 times per kilometre.
- Section width
- 235 mm
- Aspect ratio
- 55 %
- Wheel size
- 18 in (457.2 mm)
- Sidewall height
- 129.25 mm
- Overall diameter
- 715.7 mm (28.18 in)
- Circumference
- 2248.4 mm
- Turns per km
- 444.8
Sizes you can swap to
Only sizes whose overall diameter stays within 3% are listed. A different diameter covers a different distance per turn, and that gap becomes speedometer error.
315/25R22716.3 mm · +0.08% you go faster305/30R21716.4 mm · +0.1% you go faster295/35R20714.5 mm · -0.17% you go slower235/50R19717.6 mm · +0.27% you go faster235/60R17713.8 mm · -0.27% you go slower265/30R22717.8 mm · +0.29% you go faster265/35R21718.9 mm · +0.45% you go faster255/45R19712.1 mm · -0.5% you go slower255/40R20712 mm · -0.52% you go slower235/45R20719.5 mm · +0.53% you go faster255/35R21711.9 mm · -0.53% you go slower255/30R22711.8 mm · -0.54% you go slower
Same profile, different width
Other sizes for this wheel
18-inch wheels
215/40R18 629.2mm215/45R18 650.7mm215/50R18 672.2mm225/35R18 614.7mm225/40R18 637.2mm225/45R18 659.7mm225/50R18 682.2mm225/55R18 704.7mm225/60R18 727.2mm235/40R18 645.2mm235/45R18 668.7mm235/50R18 692.2mm235/55R18 715.7mm235/60R18 739.2mm235/65R18 762.7mm245/40R18 653.2mm245/45R18 677.7mm245/50R18 702.2mm245/60R18 751.2mm255/35R18 635.7mm255/40R18 661.2mm255/45R18 686.7mm255/55R18 737.7mm255/60R18 763.2mm265/60R18 775.2mm275/35R18 649.7mm275/40R18 677.2mm275/65R18 814.7mm
How the code reads
The 205 is millimetres, the 55 is a percentage of that width, and only the 16 is inches. The R stands for radial construction.
How to read this
- The first three digits are the width in mm, the middle two are the aspect ratio in percent, the last two the wheel in inches.
- Sidewall height = width × aspect ÷ 100. For 205/55 that is 112.75 mm.
- Overall diameter = wheel diameter + twice the sidewall. A 16-inch wheel is 406.4 mm.
- Once the diameter shifts by more than 3%, the speedometer and odometer drift by the same amount.
Frequently asked questions
Q. What is the overall diameter of 235/55R18?
715.7 mm — the 457.2 mm wheel plus the 129.25 mm sidewall at top and bottom.
Q. How many turns per kilometre does 235/55R18 make?
Its circumference is 2248.4 mm, so 444.8 turns.
Q. What can I swap it for?
12 sizes stay within 3% of its diameter — the closest is 315/25R22 at 716.3 mm.
Q. Why is the sidewall 129.25 mm?
Because it is 55% of the 235 mm width. The aspect ratio is a proportion of the width, not a length.