355/60R20 Tires & Tire Size

355/60R20 refers to the size of the tire. It’s a standard which is used by car and tire manufacturers. By having the standard, tire manufacturers are able to manufacture same size tires independently and users can buy same size tires from different manufacturers.

Here’s an explanation of what these metrics mean in practice:

355 The tire width is 355mm.
60 The aspect ratio of the tire is 60. Aspect ratio refers to the height of tire sidewall in relation to tire width in percentages.
R The letter in the middle refers to tire construction. Practically all tires sold for cars are radials.
Sometimes you also see tires with RF or ZR. RF indicates the tire is run flat, whereas ZR means the tire has speed rating higher than V. These tires are also radials, as the R indicates.
20 Rim diameter for the tire. 355/60R20 tire can be mounted only to a 20″ rims.

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What is 355/60R20 tire size in inches?

Because the width of 355/60R20 tire is stated in millimeters and sidewall height in percentages, you have to make calculations to see what the true size of 355/60R20 is in inches. Luckily, we have made these calculations for you.In this table you can see size of 355/60R20 in inches, as well as few additional metrics:

  In inches In millimeters
Section Width 14.0″ 355mm
Sidewall height 8.4″ 213mm
Diameter / Height 36.8″ 934mm
Circumference 115.5″ 2934mm
Rim Diameter  20″  
Revolutions  548 per mile  341 per kilometer

Recommended Rim Sizes for 355/60R20 Tires

For 355/60R20 tires you need to have correct size rims to install the tires to. There are different width rims available in the market, and you can run into problems by installing 355/60R20 to a too wide or too narrow rim. Here are the recommended rim sizes for 355/60R20 tire:

Diameter Width Range
20″ 10-13″

355/60R20 – Variations

When you look at the tire code on 355/60R20 tires, you may see there are additional numbers and letters after the code 355/60R20. These numbers and letters refer to speed rating and load index of the tire. 355/60R20 has at least following variations available on the markets:

355/60R20 125R
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