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33x12.50R17 tire size

A 33x12.50R17 tire is 33 inches tall and 12.5 inches wide on a 17-inch rim, with a 8.0-inch sidewall. The closest metric size is 315/65R17, 0.1 inches taller.

33.0″OVERALL 33.0 IN · RIM 17 IN12.5″8.0″WIDTH · SIDEWALL
Overall height
33 in838 mm
Section width
12.50 in318 mm
Sidewall height
8.0 in203 mm
Rim diameter
17 in432 mm
Circumference
103.7 in2633 mm
Revolutions per mile
611380 per km

33x12.50R17 in metric

These metric 17-inch sizes are within 3% of a 33x12.50R17's height and within about an inch of its width. Metric sizes are usually a little narrower than the inch size they replace.

SizeHeightWidthAt 60 mph
315/65R17+0.4%+0.12 in−3 mm60.2 mph
295/70R17+0.8%+0.26 in−23 mm60.5 mph
305/65R17−1.2%−0.39 in−13 mm59.3 mph
305/70R17+2.5%+0.81 in−13 mm61.5 mph
295/65R17−2.7%−0.90 in−23 mm58.4 mph

Other inch sizes

On 17-inch rims

33 inches tall, other rims

See other sizes about this tall on 33-inch tires, or browse 17-inch tire sizes.

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33x12.50R17 questions

What does 33x12.50R17 mean?

It is an inch size: 33 inches overall height, 12.50 inches section width, R for radial, and a 17-inch rim. Inch sizes like this are light-truck tires, sold in load ranges such as C, D or E.

What is 33x12.50R17 in metric?

There is no exact metric twin, but 315/65R17 (33.1 in tall, 12.4 in wide), 295/70R17 (33.3 in tall, 11.6 in wide), 305/65R17 (32.6 in tall, 12.0 in wide) are the closest on a 17-inch rim.

How many revolutions per mile does a 33x12.50R17 make?

About 611, worked out from its 103.7-inch unloaded circumference. Loaded on the truck it turns slightly more.