235/55R19 tyre size
A 235/55R19 tyre is 235 mm (9.3") wide with a sidewall height of 55 % of the width, i.e. 129.3 mm (5.1"), on a 19" (483 mm) rim. Overall diameter is 741.1 mm (29.2"), so the closest inch-style size is 29.2×9.3R19. Static circumference is 2328 mm; the ETRTO rolling circumference is 2260 mm, giving 442 revolutions per km (712 per mile).
Dimensions and rolling diameter
| Section width | 235 mm | 9.25″ |
| Sidewall height | 129.3 mm | 5.09″ |
| Rim diameter | 482.6 mm | 19″ |
| Overall diameter (static, unloaded) | 741.1 mm | 29.18″ |
| Static radius | 370.5 mm | 14.59″ |
| Static circumference (π × D) | 2,328 mm | 91.7″ |
| Rolling circumference (ETRTO 3.05 × D) | 2,260 mm | 89.0″ |
| Effective rolling radius | 359.7 mm | 14.16″ |
| Revs per km (rolling / static) | 442 / 430 | |
| Inch equivalent | 29.2×9.3R19 | |
| Approved rim widths (approx.) | 6.5″–8.5″ (measuring rim 7.5″) | |
A 235/55R19 tyre is 235 mm (9.3") wide with a sidewall height of 55 % of the width, i.e. 129.3 mm (5.1"), on a 19" (483 mm) rim. Overall diameter is 741.1 mm (29.2"), so the closest inch-style size is 29.2×9.3R19. Static circumference is 2328 mm; the ETRTO rolling circumference is 2260 mm, giving 442 revolutions per km (712 per mile).
Why two circumferences? The static figure is simple geometry (π × diameter). Under load a radial tyre flattens and rolls about 3 % less per revolution; ETRTO defines the rolling circumference as 3.05 × the nominal diameter, which is what manufacturers quote and what speedo and gearing calculations should use.
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