Best 255/60R17 tires

78 rated tires available in this size, scored on dry, wet, snow, comfort and wear.

Top pick in 255/60R17

Bridgestone Blizzak 6

8 owner reviews · 17 tests

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Every rated 255/60R17 tire, by season

Ranked by our Relative score, weighed against how many reviews and tests stand behind it.

How scores work

Relative score: 0–100. Blends road tests (60%) and owner reviews (40%) category by category, the same way on every TireWheelGuide page. With only one of the two, the missing half is estimated from it, so the score stays closer to average. It needs at least one road test or five owner reviews.
Ranking: The score already allows for how much stands behind it: with only a few reviews or tests a tire stays near the typical score. Among similar scores, newer tires rank higher and tires replaced by a newer generation lower.

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Best 255/60R17 all-season tires

9 more rated tires in this size are listed on their brand pages.

Best 255/60R17 summer tires

25 more rated tires in this size are listed on their brand pages.

Best 255/60R17 winter tires

5 more rated tires in this size are listed on their brand pages.

More 255/60R17 tires, season not listed

Dunlop Sport Response
26 owner reviews
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BlackHawk Agility SUV
19 owner reviews
63 Check price on Amazon · 255/60R17
iLink Powercity 79
53 owner reviews
54 Check price on Amazon · 255/60R17

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255/60R17 in inches

Overall diameter	29″
Section width	10″
Rim diameter	17″
Sidewall height	153 mm
Circumference	91.3″
Revolutions per mile	694.3

Revolutions per mile: how many times the tire turns in one mile, the count your speedometer is calibrated to.

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What rims fit 255/60R17 tires?

A tire fits a range of rim widths. Too narrow or too wide and the sidewall changes shape.

Minimum

7″

Ideal

8″

Maximum

9″

The rim diameter is fixed at 17″; only the width can change. Rims are usually 70–90% as wide as the tire’s 10″ section width.

Fitted from the factory on rims: 17x7, 17x7.5, 17x8, 17x8.5.

Cars that use 255/60R17

Fitted from the factory on at least one trim. Models with the most trims and years in this size come first.

Volkswagen Touareg2002–2018

Mercedes-Benz M-Class1997–2005

Land Rover Freelander 22006–2014

Land Rover Range Rover1994–2002

Hyundai Galloper1991–2003

SsangYong Korando1996–2006

SsangYong Musso1993–2006

Land Rover Discovery 21998–2004

Dodge Dakota1991–2004

Nissan Navara2001–2004

Jeep Cherokee2001–2008

Mercury Mountaineer1997–2005

25 more models use this size. Find your vehicle

Sizes often compared with 255/60R17

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255/60R17 — what does it mean?

Parameter	Meaning
255	The first number is the section width — 255 mm, or about 10 inches across the widest part of the tire.
60	The second number is the aspect ratio: sidewall height as a percentage of width. At 60%, the sidewall is about 153 mm tall.
R17	R means radial construction, which nearly all modern tires use. The number is the rim diameter in inches — this tire fits a 17-inch wheel.