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285/75R22.5 vs 285/80R22.5

Going from one to the other changes the overall height by +2.9 %. That is inside the 3% band, so it fits and the speedometer stays close.

214 mm sidewall999 mm · 39.3"
285/75R22.5
228 mm sidewall1028 mm · 40.5"
285/80R22.5

Side by side


Measure285/75R22.5285/80R22.5Change
Overall height39.3"40.5"+2.9 %
Sidewall8.42"8.98"+6.7 %
Section width285 mm285 mm0.0 %
Circumference123.6"127.1"+2.9 %
Revs per mile513499-2.9 %
Axle height19.67"20.23"+14.3 mm
Approved rim width8–10.5"8–10.5"overlap 8–10.5"

Both are approved on a rim 8" to 10.5" wide. If yours is in that band, this is a tire change and nothing else.

What the speedometer will say

Calibrated for 285/75R22.5. Fit 285/80R22.5 and the needle stops telling the truth.


Needle saysYou are doingOut by
30 mph30.9 mph+0.9
50 mph51.4 mph+1.4
70 mph72.0 mph+2.0
90 mph92.6 mph+2.6

The odometer drifts with it. Ten thousand miles on the dial are really 10,285 on the road, so it under-counts by 285. At a true 70 mph the first turns 598 times a minute, the second 582.

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