255/35R19
Overall diameter 661.1 mm
255/35R19 — 661.1 mm tall, and what it swaps with
255/35R19 is 255 mm wide with a 35% sidewall on a 19-inch wheel. That sidewall is 89.25 mm, so the tyre stands 661.1 mm tall and turns 481.5 times per kilometre.
- Section width
- 255 mm
- Aspect ratio
- 35 %
- Wheel size
- 19 in (482.6 mm)
- Sidewall height
- 89.25 mm
- Overall diameter
- 661.1 mm (26.03 in)
- Circumference
- 2076.9 mm
- Turns per km
- 481.5
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.
255/40R18661.2 mm · +0.02% you go faster255/30R20661 mm · -0.02% you go slower215/65R15660.5 mm · -0.09% you go slower225/45R18659.7 mm · -0.21% you go slower225/40R19662.6 mm · +0.23% you go faster295/30R19659.6 mm · -0.23% you go slower215/60R16664.4 mm · +0.5% you go faster205/55R17657.3 mm · -0.57% you go slower225/50R17656.8 mm · -0.65% you go slower265/30R20667 mm · +0.89% you go faster245/30R20655 mm · -0.92% you go slower205/70R15668 mm · +1.04% you go faster
Same profile, different width
Other sizes for this wheel
19-inch wheels
225/35R19 640.1mm225/40R19 662.6mm225/45R19 685.1mm225/55R19 730.1mm235/35R19 647.1mm235/40R19 670.6mm235/45R19 694.1mm235/50R19 717.6mm235/55R19 741.1mm245/35R19 654.1mm245/40R19 678.6mm245/45R19 703.1mm245/50R19 727.6mm245/55R19 752.1mm255/35R19 661.1mm255/40R19 686.6mm255/45R19 712.1mm255/50R19 737.6mm255/55R19 763.1mm265/30R19 641.6mm265/35R19 668.1mm265/50R19 747.6mm275/30R19 647.6mm275/35R19 675.1mm275/40R19 702.6mm275/45R19 730.1mm285/30R19 653.6mm285/40R19 710.6mm295/30R19 659.6mm
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 255/35R19?
661.1 mm — the 482.6 mm wheel plus the 89.25 mm sidewall at top and bottom.
Q. How many turns per kilometre does 255/35R19 make?
Its circumference is 2076.9 mm, so 481.5 turns.
Q. What can I swap it for?
12 sizes stay within 3% of its diameter — the closest is 255/40R18 at 661.2 mm.
Q. Why is the sidewall 89.25 mm?
Because it is 35% of the 255 mm width. The aspect ratio is a proportion of the width, not a length.