About 255/65R17 tires
255/65R17 means a 255 mm section width, a sidewall 65 percent of that (166 mm) and a 17 inch rim, which works out to 30.1 inches tall. Whether 255/65R17 works comes down to the wheel width it mounts on and how far it lands from the height the car left the factory with.
17 lines carry 255/65R17, from 11 brands (Falken, BF Goodrich, Nexen, Toyo and 7 more). By type that is 8 all terrain and 6 highway. 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 255/65R17 lines that do both.
Common questions
- What does 255/65R17 mean?
- 255 is the section width in millimeters, 65 is the sidewall height as a percent of that width (166 mm here), R means radial and 17 is the wheel diameter in inches. Overall the tire stands 30.1 inches tall.
- Will 255/65R17 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 255/65R17?
- 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 17 inch wheel set and the tire step checks the width for you.
