Tyre sizes·305/40R22
305/40R22
Overall diameter 802.8 mm

305/40R22 — 802.8 mm tall, and what it swaps with

305/40R22 is 305 mm wide with a 40% sidewall on a 22-inch wheel. That sidewall is 122 mm, so the tyre stands 802.8 mm tall and turns 396.5 times per kilometre.

Section width
305 mm
Aspect ratio
40 %
Wheel size
22 in (558.8 mm)
Sidewall height
122 mm
Overall diameter
802.8 mm (31.61 in)
Circumference
2522.1 mm
Turns per km
396.5

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.

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 305/40R22?

802.8 mm — the 558.8 mm wheel plus the 122 mm sidewall at top and bottom.

Q. How many turns per kilometre does 305/40R22 make?

Its circumference is 2522.1 mm, so 396.5 turns.

Q. What can I swap it for?

10 sizes stay within 3% of its diameter — the closest is 265/70R17 at 802.8 mm.

Q. Why is the sidewall 122 mm?

Because it is 40% of the 305 mm width. The aspect ratio is a proportion of the width, not a length.