{"id":819,"date":"2025-07-30T06:47:23","date_gmt":"2025-07-30T06:47:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.way.com\/ask\/?p=819"},"modified":"2025-08-27T09:18:53","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T09:18:53","slug":"what-tires-fit-my-car","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.way.com\/ask\/what-tires-fit-my-car\/","title":{"rendered":"What tires fit my car?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"ewa-rteLine\">If you see P225\/60R16 written on the current tire, it implies that the tire width is 225 millimeters, it has a sidewall aspect ratio of 60%, and the wheel diameter is 16 inches.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_713\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-713\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-713 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.way.com\/ask\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/How-Far-Can-You-Drive-on-a-Spare-Tire.jpg\" alt=\"How Far Can You Drive on a Spare Tire\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-713\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Image by: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/g\/kozirsky\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">kozirsky<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>You can try one of these to find the right tire size.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"ewa-rteLine\">You can see a combination of letters and numbers printed on the sidewall of your car\u2019s existing tires. That will indicate the size of the tire used in your car.<\/li>\n<li class=\"ewa-rteLine\">Your car\u2019s owner\u2019s manual will have an exclusive section detailing the tire specifications, like the size, pressure, etc.<\/li>\n<li class=\"ewa-rteLine\">Most cars will have a sticker on the doorjamb at the driver\u2019s side that details the actual tire size and suggested pressure.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"ewa-rteLine\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you see P225\/60R16 written on the current tire, it implies that the tire width is 225 millimeters, it has a sidewall aspect ratio of 60%, and the wheel diameter is 16 inches. You can try one of these to find the right tire size. You can see a combination of letters and numbers printed&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.way.com\/ask\/what-tires-fit-my-car\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">What tires fit my car?<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-819","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-car-repair-maintenance","entry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>What tires fit my car? - ask<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"How do I know what tires will fit my car? 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