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Best 255/80R17 tires

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

Top pick in 255/80R17

Falken WildPeak A/T4W

1,062 owner reviews · 1 test

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Every rated 255/80R17 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 255/80R17 all-season tires

3
  1. Goodyear Wrangler Duratrac RT

    196 owner reviews

    79 Check price on Amazon · 255/80R17
  2. Cooper Discoverer S/T Maxx

    326 owner reviews

    67 Check price on Amazon · 255/80R17
  3. Milestar Patagonia X/T

    91 owner reviews

    53 Check price on Amazon · 255/80R17

Best 255/80R17 all-terrain tires

12
  1. Falken WildPeak A/T4W

    1,062 owner reviews · 1 test

    78 Check price on Amazon · 255/80R17
  2. Nitto Terra Grappler G3

    33 owner reviews · 1 test

    77 Check price on Amazon · 255/80R17
  3. Toyo Open Country A/T III

    2,028 owner reviews · 3 tests

    73 Check price on Amazon · 255/80R17
  4. Falken WildPeak A/T3W

    441 owner reviews · 1 test

    72 Check price on Amazon · 255/80R17
  5. Toyo Open Country R/T Pro

    7 owner reviews

    70 Check price on Amazon · 255/80R17

Best 255/80R17 mud-terrain tires

4
  1. Yokohama Geolandar M/T G003

    94 owner reviews

    71 Check price on Amazon · 255/80R17
  2. Firestone Destination M/T2

    39 owner reviews

    65 Check price on Amazon · 255/80R17
  3. Toyo Open Country M/T

    241 owner reviews

    67 Check price on Amazon · 255/80R17
  4. BFGoodrich Mud-Terrain T/A KM2

    44 owner reviews

    66 Check price on Amazon · 255/80R17

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255/80R17 in inches

Overall diameter33.1″
Section width10″
Rim diameter17″
Sidewall height204 mm
Circumference103.9″
Revolutions per mile610

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

The closest flotation size is 33x10.50R17 — 0.2% shorter and 4.6% wider. Compare them in the calculator.

Compare 255/80R17 with another size in the tire size calculator

What rims fit 255/80R17 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.

Changing wheels too? The wheel offset and backspacing calculator shows how far a new wheel width and offset move the tire toward the suspension and the fender.

Sizes often compared with 255/80R17

Close alternatives — each opens in the tire size calculator.

255/80R17VS275/70R18
255/80R17VS255/85R16

255/80R17 — 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.
80The second number is the aspect ratio: sidewall height as a percentage of width. At 80%, the sidewall is about 204 mm tall.
R17R means radial construction, which nearly all modern tires use. The number is the rim diameter in inches — this tire fits a 17-inch wheel.