22x12 gives you diameter and width. The number it leaves out is the one that decides fitment.
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265/70R18 stands 32.6 inches tall and 10.4 inches wide. The letters in front of it decide the rest.
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225/60R18 measures 28.6 inches tall and 8.9 inches wide, but the code stamped after it decides the fit.
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The best 215/50R17 depends on whether your car is electrified. Picks for EV, hybrid, all-season, summer, winter and budget, with prices.
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The best 215/45R17 tire depends on your placard load index. Picks for 87 SL and 91 XL, all-season, summer, winter, track and budget.
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Every popular tire for a 24x14 is stretched past its approved rim width. Here is how far, and which sizes are not.
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8x200 is the modern dually pattern on Ford and Ram. Here is every truck that uses it, and the three specs that decide fitment.
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A 14 inch wheel is good on three kinds of vehicle and wrong on the rest. The deciding spec is brake clearance, not diameter.
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The best 245/45R19 tire depends on whether your placard calls for load index 98 or 102. Here is the right pick for each case.
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The best 225/60R17 tire depends on whether it is going on a sedan or a crossover. Here are the top picks by load index, mileage, weather and price.
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The best-rated 245/40R19 tire depends on your load index. Here is what wins in 94 vs 98, plus top picks for all-season, summer, run-flat and winter.
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4x137 fits Can-Am, Honda Talon and Pioneer, Kawasaki Mule and Teryx. Here is the full list, plus the two specs that matter more than the pattern.
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4x108 is used by Ford, Peugeot, Audi, Saab and others. Here is the full vehicle list, plus the hub bore and fastener split that catches people.
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A 20x8.5 rim is 20 inches across and 8.5 inches wide. Here is what tire fits it, why offset matters more, and where the charts get it wrong.
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The best 245/65R17 tire depends on your load index, not the brand. Here is how to choose between SL 105, SL 107, XL 111 and LT builds.
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Yes, 28 inch wheels are real. But the tire list is about a dozen sizes long, and that list decides your whole build before you pick a wheel.
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Yes, 21-inch rims are real. Whether yours is easy to live with depends on aspect ratio, not diameter. Here is how to tell which case you have.
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Eight 205/60R16 picks by mission, with prices. Plus the load index split that decides which of them your car is actually allowed to take.
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5x135 is a nine-year Ford orphan: 1997-2003 F-150, 1997-2002 Expedition, Navigator and Blackwood. Here is how to tell it from its three near-misses.
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18x8 means an 18-inch diameter, 8-inch wide wheel. That is two of the five numbers that decide fitment. Here is what the other three actually do.
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225/75R16 fits vans, SUVs and older 3/4-ton pickups. Load ratings in this size span 1,819 to 3,197 lb, so service type decides what you can buy.
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Whether a 17 beats a 16 depends on one thing nobody asks: did your car ship with it? OE and retrofit are different answers.
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4x156 is mostly Polaris, but the pattern alone will not mount a wheel. Center bore and stud thread decide it. Here is how to check both.
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17x8 means 17 inches across and 8 inches wide. Here is what those numbers leave out, and why it decides whether the wheel fits.
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235/50R18 fits sedans and crossovers, and they need different load ratings. Match the code on your placard before you shop this size.
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