How different are these two tire sizes?

Enter stock and new sizes. See overall diameter, sidewall, Δ%, and speedometer error from public tire geometry.

A size such as 225/65R17 is the section width in millimetres, the aspect ratio, and the rim diameter in inches. Overall diameter (mm) = rim × 25.4 + 2 × sidewall. Sidewall height (mm) = section × aspect / 100.

Actual speed = indicated speed × new overall diameter / stock overall diameter. Percent error = (new diameter − stock diameter) / stock diameter.

Stock size
225/65R17
New size
235/60R18
দেখানো গতি (km/h)
60

Worked example

Stock 225/65R17 has sidewall ১৪৬.২৫ mm and overall diameter ৭২৪.৩ mm. New 235/60R18 has sidewall ১৪১ mm and overall diameter ৭৩৯.২ mm. Diameter change +১৪.৯ mm (+২.০৬ %). At an indicated ৬০ km/h, actual speed is ৬১.২ km/h. Speedometer error +২.০৬ %.

225/65R17 decodes as section ২২৫ mm, aspect ৬৫, rim ১৭ in.

235/60R18 decodes as section ২৩৫ mm, aspect ৬০, rim ১৮ in.

Stock and new tires at true scale225/65R17৭২৪.৩ mm235/60R18৭৩৯.২ mm

Outlines are drawn at true scale and share a ground line.

Diameter change

+১৪.৯ mm

Δ%

+২.০৬ %

আসল গতি

৬১.২ km/h

স্পিডো ত্রুটি

+২.০৬ %

225/65R17235/60R18Δ
Section width২২৫ mm২৩৫ mm+১০ mm
Sidewall height১৪৬.২৫ mm১৪১ mm-৫.২৫ mm
মোট ব্যাস৭২৪.৩ mm৭৩৯.২ mm+১৪.৯ mm
পরিধি২,২৭৫.৫ mm২,৩২২.৩ mm+৪৬.৮ mm
পাক৪৩৯.৫ /km৪৩০.৬ /km-৮.৯ /km

Estimates from public tire geometry. Not a fitment certificate and not a legal speedometer certification.

Relative Δ poke

Enter a rim width and an offset (ET) for each wheel. The sketch aligns the hub faces and shows the change in outer lip position. This is relative Δ poke, not fender clearance for a specific car.

Outer position from the hub face (mm) = (rim width in inches × 25.4) / 2 − offset (mm). Relative Δ poke = new − stock. Positive means the new lip sits farther out.

Example wheels, not a car: a 7.5 in rim at ET 45 sits ৫০.২৫ mm from the hub face. A 8.5 in rim at ET 35 sits ৭২.৯৫ mm. Relative Δ poke is +২২.৭ mm.

Relative outer lip, hub faces alignedHub faceStockNew