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195/65R19 vs 195/70R19

Going from one to the other changes the overall height by +2.6 %. That is inside the 3% band, so it fits and the speedometer stays close.

127 mm sidewall736 mm · 29.0"
195/65R19
137 mm sidewall756 mm · 29.7"
195/70R19

Side by side


Measure195/65R19195/70R19Change
Overall height29.0"29.7"+2.6 %
Sidewall4.99"5.37"+7.7 %
Section width195 mm195 mm0.0 %
Circumference91.0"93.5"+2.6 %
Revs per mile696678-2.6 %
Axle height14.49"14.87"+9.8 mm
Approved rim width5.5–7"5.5–7"overlap 5.5–7"

Both are approved on a rim 5.5" to 7" wide. If yours is in that band, this is a tire change and nothing else.

What the speedometer will say

Calibrated for 195/65R19. Fit 195/70R19 and the needle stops telling the truth.


Needle saysYou are doingOut by
30 mph30.8 mph+0.8
50 mph51.3 mph+1.3
70 mph71.9 mph+1.9
90 mph92.4 mph+2.4

The odometer drifts with it. Ten thousand miles on the dial are really 10,265 on the road, so it under-counts by 265. At a true 70 mph the first turns 812 times a minute, the second 791.

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