255/60R18
Overall diameter 763.2 mm
255/60R18 — 763.2 mm tall, and what it swaps with
255/60R18 is 255 mm wide with a 60% sidewall on a 18-inch wheel. That sidewall is 153 mm, so the tyre stands 763.2 mm tall and turns 417.1 times per kilometre.
- Section width
- 255 mm
- Aspect ratio
- 60 %
- Wheel size
- 18 in (457.2 mm)
- Sidewall height
- 153 mm
- Overall diameter
- 763.2 mm (30.05 in)
- Circumference
- 2397.7 mm
- Turns per km
- 417.1
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.
255/65R17763.3 mm · +0.01% you go faster255/55R19763.1 mm · -0.01% you go slower255/50R20763 mm · -0.03% you go slower235/65R18762.7 mm · -0.07% you go slower285/40R21761.4 mm · -0.24% you go slower295/35R22765.3 mm · +0.28% you go faster235/55R20766.5 mm · +0.43% you go faster285/35R22758.3 mm · -0.64% you go slower265/40R22770.8 mm · +1% you go faster275/45R20755.5 mm · -1.01% you go slower265/45R21771.9 mm · +1.14% you go faster245/45R21753.9 mm · -1.22% 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 255/60R18?
763.2 mm — the 457.2 mm wheel plus the 153 mm sidewall at top and bottom.
Q. How many turns per kilometre does 255/60R18 make?
Its circumference is 2397.7 mm, so 417.1 turns.
Q. What can I swap it for?
12 sizes stay within 3% of its diameter — the closest is 255/65R17 at 763.3 mm.
Q. Why is the sidewall 153 mm?
Because it is 60% of the 255 mm width. The aspect ratio is a proportion of the width, not a length.