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255/50r17 vs 275/40r17 Tire Comparison Side By Side
  255/50-17 275/40-17 Difference
Diameter inches (mm) 27.04 (686.8) 25.66 (651.8) -1.38 (-35) -5.1%
Width inches (mm) 10.04 (255) 10.83 (275) 0.79 (20) 7.8%
Circum. inches (mm) 84.95 (2157.65) 80.62 (2047.69) -4.33 (-109.96) -5.1%
Sidewall Height inches (mm) 5.02 (127.5) 4.33 (110) -0.69 (-17.5) -13.7%
Revolutions per mile (km) 745.88 (463.47) 785.93 (488.35) 40.05 (24.89) 5.4%

Speedometer Difference

Speedo Reading Actual Speed
20 mph (32.19 km/h)18.98 mph (30.55 km/h)
25 mph (40.23 km/h)23.73 mph (38.18 km/h)
30 mph (48.28 km/h)28.47 mph (45.82 km/h)
35 mph (56.33 km/h)33.22 mph (53.46 km/h)
40 mph (64.37 km/h)37.96 mph (61.09 km/h)
45 mph (72.42 km/h)42.71 mph (68.73 km/h)
50 mph (80.47 km/h)47.45 mph (76.37 km/h)
55 mph (88.51 km/h)52.2 mph (84 km/h)
60 mph (96.56 km/h)56.94 mph (91.64 km/h)
65 mph (104.61 km/h)61.69 mph (99.28 km/h)
70 mph (112.65 km/h)66.43 mph (106.91 km/h)
75 mph (120.7 km/h)71.18 mph (114.55 km/h)
80 mph (128.75 km/h)75.92 mph (122.19 km/h)
85 mph (136.79 km/h)80.67 mph (129.82 km/h)
90 mph (144.84 km/h)85.41 mph (137.46 km/h)
95 mph (152.89 km/h)90.16 mph (145.1 km/h)
100 mph (160.93 km/h)94.9 mph (152.73 km/h)

Gear Ratio / RPMs for New Tire (@ 65 mph)
2.35 2.73 2.94 3.07 3.21 3.31 3.42 3.55 3.73 3.91 4.11 4.27 4.56 4.88 5.13 5.29 5.38 5.71 6.17 7.17
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