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315/65R19 vs 295/70R19

Going from one to the other changes the overall height by +0.4 %. That is inside the 3% band, so it fits and the speedometer stays close.

205 mm sidewall892 mm · 35.1"
315/65R19
207 mm sidewall896 mm · 35.3"
295/70R19

Side by side


Measure315/65R19295/70R19Change
Overall height35.1"35.3"+0.4 %
Sidewall8.06"8.13"+0.9 %
Section width315 mm295 mm-6.3 %
Circumference110.3"110.8"+0.4 %
Revs per mile574572-0.4 %
Axle height17.56"17.63"+1.8 mm
Approved rim width8.5–11.5"8.5–11"overlap 8.5–11"

Both are approved on a rim 8.5" to 11" wide. If yours is in that band, this is a tire change and nothing else.

What the speedometer will say

Calibrated for 315/65R19. Fit 295/70R19 and the needle stops telling the truth.


Needle saysYou are doingOut by
30 mph30.1 mph+0.1
50 mph50.2 mph+0.2
70 mph70.3 mph+0.3
90 mph90.4 mph+0.4

The odometer drifts with it. Ten thousand miles on the dial are really 10,039 on the road, so it under-counts by 39. At a true 70 mph the first turns 670 times a minute, the second 667.

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