Tyre sizes·265/50R19
265/50R19
Overall diameter 747.6 mm

265/50R19 — 747.6 mm tall, and what it swaps with

265/50R19 is 265 mm wide with a 50% sidewall on a 19-inch wheel. That sidewall is 132.5 mm, so the tyre stands 747.6 mm tall and turns 425.8 times per kilometre.

Section width
265 mm
Aspect ratio
50 %
Wheel size
19 in (482.6 mm)
Sidewall height
132.5 mm
Overall diameter
747.6 mm (29.43 in)
Circumference
2348.7 mm
Turns per km
425.8

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.

Same profile, different width

Other sizes for this wheel

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 265/50R19?

747.6 mm — the 482.6 mm wheel plus the 132.5 mm sidewall at top and bottom.

Q. How many turns per kilometre does 265/50R19 make?

Its circumference is 2348.7 mm, so 425.8 turns.

Q. What can I swap it for?

12 sizes stay within 3% of its diameter — the closest is 265/45R20 at 746.5 mm.

Q. Why is the sidewall 132.5 mm?

Because it is 50% of the 265 mm width. The aspect ratio is a proportion of the width, not a length.