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Best 255/70R15 tires

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

Top pick in 255/70R15

Cooper Discoverer AT3 4S

688 owner reviews · 1 test

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Every rated 255/70R15 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.

Best 255/70R15 all-season tires

12
  1. General Grabber H/T

    6 owner reviews

    76 Check price on Amazon · 255/70R15
  2. General Grabber HTS60

    492 owner reviews · 1 test

    77 Check price on Amazon · 255/70R15
  3. Kumho Crugen HT51

    164 owner reviews · 1 test

    72 Check price on Amazon · 255/70R15
  4. Michelin Latitude Cross

    60 owner reviews

    74 Check price on Amazon · 255/70R15
  5. Cooper Cobra Radial G/T

    633 owner reviews

    70 Check price on Amazon · 255/70R15

Best 255/70R15 summer tires

4
  1. Triangle AdvanteX SUV TR259

    49 owner reviews

    76 Check price on Amazon · 255/70R15
  2. Bridgestone Dueler H/T 840

    7 owner reviews

    67 Check price on Amazon · 255/70R15
  3. Maxxis HP M3

    10 owner reviews

    55 Check price on Amazon · 255/70R15
  4. Antares COMFORT A5

    31 owner reviews

    58 Check price on Amazon · 255/70R15

Best 255/70R15 winter tires

2
  1. Kumho WinterCraft WS71

    3 owner reviews · 1 test

    64 Check price on Amazon · 255/70R15
  2. Nexen WinGuard SUV

    5 owner reviews

    66 Check price on Amazon · 255/70R15

Best 255/70R15 all-terrain tires

13
  1. Cooper Discoverer AT3 4S

    688 owner reviews · 1 test

    79 Check price on Amazon · 255/70R15
  2. Toyo Open Country A/T III

    2,011 owner reviews · 3 tests

    73 Check price on Amazon · 255/70R15
  3. Yokohama Geolandar A/T G015

    1,627 owner reviews · 2 tests

    74 Check price on Amazon · 255/70R15
  4. General Grabber AT3

    251 owner reviews · 2 tests

    73 Check price on Amazon · 255/70R15
  5. General Grabber A/TX

    370 owner reviews

    69 Check price on Amazon · 255/70R15

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

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255/70R15 in inches

Overall diameter29.1″
Section width10″
Rim diameter15″
Sidewall height179 mm
Circumference91.3″
Revolutions per mile694.1

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

The closest flotation size is 29x10.50R15 — 0.2% shorter and 4.6% wider. Compare them in the calculator.

Compare 255/70R15 with another size in the tire size calculator

What rims fit 255/70R15 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 15″; 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: 15x7, 15x7.5, 15x8.

Sizes often compared with 255/70R15

Close alternatives — each opens in the tire size calculator.

255/70R15VS235/75R15
255/70R15VS235/70R16
255/70R15VS255/65R16

255/70R15 — what does it mean?

ParameterMeaning
255The first number is the section width — 255 mm, or about 10 inches across the widest part of the tire.
70The second number is the aspect ratio: sidewall height as a percentage of width. At 70%, the sidewall is about 179 mm tall.
R15R means radial construction, which nearly all modern tires use. The number is the rim diameter in inches — this tire fits a 15-inch wheel.