255/50R20 tires

About 255/50R20 tires

255/50R20 means a 255 mm section width, a sidewall 50 percent of that (128 mm) and a 20 inch rim, which works out to 30 inches tall. Whether 255/50R20 works comes down to the wheel width it mounts on and how far it lands from the height the car left the factory with.

38 lines carry 255/50R20, from 15 brands (Toyo, Continental Tire, Michelin, Falken and 11 more). By type that is 23 all season, 5 all terrain, 5 highway and 2 performance summer. The tire has to stay near your car's stock height and mount on your wheel width, so pick the car and the wheel set and the page keeps only the 255/50R20 lines that do both.

Common questions

What does 255/50R20 mean?

255 is the section width in millimeters, 50 is the sidewall height as a percent of that width (128 mm here), R means radial and 20 is the wheel diameter in inches. Overall the tire stands 30 inches tall.

Will 255/50R20 fit your car?

Pick your year, make and model and the tires page answers it for yours. The wheel width has to carry the section width and the overall height has to stay near where the car started.

What wheel width fits 255/50R20?

The tire makers list 6.5 to 11 inch rim widths across the 255 mm sizes we carry, and each product page shows the range for that line. Pick a 20 inch wheel set and the tire step checks the width for you.