275/50R17 tires

About 275/50R17 tires

275/50R17 means a 275 mm section width, a sidewall 50 percent of that (138 mm) and a 17 inch rim, which works out to 27.8 inches tall. Whether 275/50R17 works comes down to the wheel width it mounts on and how far it lands from the height the car left the factory with.

1 line carries 275/50R17, from Nitto. By type that is 1 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 275/50R17 lines that do both.

Common questions

What does 275/50R17 mean?

275 is the section width in millimeters, 50 is the sidewall height as a percent of that width (138 mm here), R means radial and 17 is the wheel diameter in inches. Overall the tire stands 27.8 inches tall.

Will 275/50R17 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 275/50R17?

The tire makers list 7 to 11 inch rim widths across the 275 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.