Best 245/70 R16 Tires. Rims & Conversion Info
Best 245/70 R16 All-Terrain Tires
Pirelli Scorpion All Terrain Plus
Overall: 91% Dry: 93%Wet: 92%Snow: 88%Comfort: 88%Wear: 91%Check on Amazon
Firestone Destination A/T2
Overall: 82% Dry: 93%Wet: 85%Snow: 85%Comfort: 94%Wear: 90%Check on Amazon
Sumitomo Encounter AT
Overall: 82% Dry: 88%Wet: 88%Snow: 85%Comfort: 86%Wear: 79%Check on Amazon
Yokohama Geolandar A/T G015
Overall: 81% Dry: 89%Wet: 88%Snow: 81%Comfort: 87%Wear: 83%Check on Amazon
BFGoodrich All-Terrain T/A KO2
Overall: 80% Dry: 91%Wet: 87%Snow: 87%Comfort: 83%Wear: 82%Check on Amazon
Cooper Discoverer AT3 LT
Overall: 77% Dry: 89%Wet: 90%Snow: 77%Comfort: 87%Wear: 84%Check on Amazon
Goodyear Wrangler TrailRunner AT
Overall: 75% Dry: 90%Wet: 87%Snow: 79%Comfort: 85%Wear: 86%Check on AmazonBest 245/70 R16 Truck/SUV All-Season Tires
Cooper Evolution H/T
Overall: 85% Dry: 93%Wet: 89%Snow: 85%Comfort: 92%Wear: 92%Check on Amazon
Michelin Defender LTX M/S
Overall: 84% Dry: 92%Wet: 92%Snow: 83%Comfort: 90%Wear: 88%Check on Amazon
Kumho Crugen HT51
Overall: 83% Dry: 92%Wet: 90%Snow: 86%Comfort: 89%Wear: 88%Check on Amazon
BFGoodrich Advantage T/A Sport LT
Overall: 83% Dry: 93%Wet: 92%Snow: 89%Comfort: 86%Wear: 89%Check on Amazon
Michelin LTX M/S2
Overall: 82% Dry: 92%Wet: 90%Snow: 78%Comfort: 90%Wear: 88%Check on Amazon
Yokohama Geolandar H/T G056
Overall: 80.1% Dry: 85.2%Wet: 75%Snow: 64%Comfort: 89%Wear: 94%Buy again: 100%Check on Amazon
Bridgestone Dueler H/L Alenza Plus
Overall: 78% Dry: 91%Wet: 88%Snow: 77%Comfort: 86%Wear: 87%Check on AmazonBest 245/70 R16 Truck/SUV Summer Tires
Kumho Crugen HP71
Overall: 70.1% Dry: 78.3%Wet: 77.5%Snow: 78%Comfort: 73.5%Wear: 82%Buy again: 60%Check on Amazon
Hankook Dynapro HP2
Overall: 57.9% Dry: 76.3%Wet: 68%Snow: 59%Comfort: 76%Wear: 62.5%Buy again: 50%Check on AmazonBest 245/70 R16 Truck/SUV Winter Tires
Firestone Winterforce 2 UV
Overall: 89% Dry: 87%Wet: 89%Snow: 91%Comfort: 84%Wear: 86%Check on Amazon
Pirelli Scorpion Winter
Overall: 83.3% Dry: 83.7%Wet: 86%Snow: 84%Comfort: 84%Wear: 78.5%Buy again: 80%Check on AmazonBest 245/70 R16 Winter Tires
Bridgestone Blizzak DM-V2
Overall: 93% Dry: 87%Wet: 92%Snow: 95%Comfort: 89%Wear: 83%Check on Amazon
Continental VikingContact 7
Overall: 65.6% Dry: 58.3%Wet: 50%Snow: 80%Comfort: 95%Wear: 50%Buy again: 70%Check on Amazon245/70 R16 in inches
245/70 R16 tires' overall diameter is 29.5 inches, tire width is 9.6 inches, the tire can be mounted on 16 inches wheel and the circumference is 92.7". With that parameters, we can calculate that it will take approximately 683.5 revolutions per mile.
So the closest metric tire size of 245/70R16 existing size in inches is 31x10.50R16, which is 5.08% taller and 9.38% wider.
You can use our handy tire size calculator to compare 245/70 R16 vs 31x10.50R16.
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What rims fit 245/70 R16 tires?
For each tire size there often there are several wheel sizes. You can't put too wide tires on narrow rims or vice versa. Here is what size of the wheels your vehicle needs for 245/70 R16 tires:
Rim diameter x rim width
- 16x6.5
- 16x7
- 16x7.5
- 16x8
- 16x5.5
245/70 R16 – what does it mean?
| Parameter | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 245 | The first number shows that the tire has a section width of 245 mm or approximately 9.6 inches. |
| 70 | The second number is the aspect ratio or sidewall height. In this case, it is 70%. It shows the height of the tire from the ground to the rim edge or the height of the tire's cross-section which is 70% of the width or ~ 172mm |
| R16 | The letter R means this tire is radial. Most of all tires nowadays are radial. The number is the tire diameter in inches. It means that the tire will fit 16-inch wheels |
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