How wide is a 205 45R17?
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205/40-17 | 205/45-17 | |
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Diameter inches (mm) | 23.46 (595.8) | 24.26 (616.3) |
Width inches (mm) | 8.07 (205) | 8.07 (205) |
Circum. inches (mm) | 73.69 (1871.76) | 76.23 (1936.16) |
Sidewall Height inches (mm) | 3.23 (82) | 3.63 (92.25) |
How tall is a 205 45R17?
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Unit: Imperial Imperial Metric | |
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Overall Diameter | 24.26 in |
Sidewall Height | 3.63 in |
Radius | 12.13 in |
Circumference | 76.23 in |
How tall is a 215 45r17?

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Parameter | Old | New |
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Overall diameter: | 625 mm | 634 mm |
Section width | 215 mm | 225 mm |
Circumference | 1964 mm | 1993 mm |
Sidewall height | 97 mm | 101 mm |
How tall is a 205 50r17?
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205/55-16 | 205/50-17 | |
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Diameter inches (mm) | 24.88 (631.9) | 25.07 (636.8) |
Width inches (mm) | 8.07 (205) | 8.07 (205) |
Circum. inches (mm) | 78.16 (1985.17) | 78.76 (2000.57) |
Sidewall Height inches (mm) | 4.44 (112.75) | 4.04 (102.5) |
What is the difference between 215 45r17 and 225 45r17?
The 225 is only 10mm wider than the 215, but it is also 22mm taller with 11mm less clearance between the center of the wheel and the suspension components above the steering knuckle.. As most vehicles are engineered with at least 1 inch of clearance above the tire, this difference should not pose a problem..

How wide is 215 45r17?
This number indicates that your tire has a width of 215 millimeters. This number means that your tire has an aspect ratio of 45%. In other words, your tire’s sidewall height (from the edge of the rim to the tire’s tread) is 45% of the width. In this case, the sidewall height works out to be 96 millimeters.