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185/60R13

185 mm across the tread, a sidewall 60% of that — 111 mm — on a 13-inch rim. That puts the whole wheel at 21.7 inches tall.

111 mm sidewall552 mm · 21.7"
Sidewall
4.37"
111 mm
Overall
21.7"
552.2 mm
Circumference
68.3"
1.735 m
Revs per mile
928
per minute at 60 mph

What it needs to sit on

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It mounts on a rim between 5" and 6.5" wide, and the tread follows the rim: roughly 5 mm of section width for every half-inch, so about 178 mm across at the narrow end and 193 mm at the wide one. Written the way lift kits and wheel wells are, it is a 21.7×7.3R13 — tall by wide, in inches.

What fits instead

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Same 13-inch rim, height within 3%. Past that the speedometer starts lying and things begin to rub.


SizeHeightRide heightSpeedo reads 60, you doCompare
205/55R1321.9" +0.6 %+1.8 mm60.4 mphside by side
175/65R1322.0" +1.0 %+2.8 mm60.6 mphside by side
165/65R1321.4" -1.4 %-3.8 mm59.2 mphside by side
195/55R1321.4" -1.4 %-3.8 mm59.2 mphside by side
165/70R1322.1" +1.6 %+4.5 mm61.0 mphside by side
175/60R1321.3" -2.2 %-6.0 mm58.7 mphside by side
195/60R1322.2" +2.2 %+6.0 mm61.3 mphside by side

Same height, different rim

Bigger rim, same overall height. Sharper steering, harsher ride, and far less rubber between your wheel and the next pothole.


165/60R1499 mm sidewall — 11% less
195/50R1498 mm sidewall — 12% less
215/45R1497 mm sidewall — 13% less
175/55R1496 mm sidewall — 13% less
155/65R14101 mm sidewall — 9% less
185/55R14102 mm sidewall — 8% less

Tires graded in this size

Longest-lasting tread first. The grade is set by the maker and checked by regulators.


TireTreadwearWet grip
Neutral CLASSE PREMIERE460A
Thunderer DIRECCIONAL460A
Nexen RADIAL N2000440A
Falken ZE502420A
Federal Super Steel 535420A
HanKOOK Kinergy eco2 (OE)400A
Neutral CLASSE PREMIERE CP641400A
Neutral DARK HORSE II-60400A

If you fit something taller

A taller tire covers more ground per turn, so the needle reads low and the odometer counts short. Over ten thousand miles on the dial, the last column is what you really drove.


Fitted insteadReads 30Reads 50Reads 70Real miles per 10,000 shown
205/55R1330.2 mph50.3 mph70.4 mph10,063
175/65R1330.3 mph50.5 mph70.7 mph10,100
165/65R1329.6 mph49.3 mph69.0 mph9,864
195/55R1329.6 mph49.3 mph69.0 mph9,864
165/70R1330.5 mph50.8 mph71.1 mph10,163