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170/55 R18 Tires

Everything we know about the 170/55 R18 tire size: 1 owner reviews covering 2,000 miles of driving, and EU label data for the tires you can actually buy in it.

  • 1owner reviews
  • 2,000 milescovered on them
170/55 R18 To scale, mm
Ø 644 170 94 18" 94

What does 170/55 R18 mean?

A 170/55 R18 tire is 170 mm wide, its sidewall is 55% of that width (94 mm) tall, and it fits a 18 inch wheel. That gives an overall diameter of roughly 644 mm.

170/55 R18 nominal dimensions
Section width170 mm
Sidewall height94 mm
Rim diameter18" (457 mm)
Overall diameter≈ 644 mm
Circumference≈ 2,024 mm
Revolutions per km≈ 494
Revolutions per mile≈ 795

Also written as

170/55R18 170/55 ZR18 170-55-18 170 55 18

Figures are calculated from the nominal size. A loaded, rolling tire runs a few percent smaller, and true widths vary slightly between makes.

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What cars use 170/55 R18 tires?

The cars most often running this size in our owner reviews. Each links to the best rated tires for that exact car.

What drivers say about their 170/55 R18 tires

The most recent owner reviews fitted in this size, in their own words.

64%
Pirelli Diablo Corsa III 170/55 R18 Kawasaki ZX6R 2,000 miles July 28, 2012
Ambivelent feelings on this. Better than most if the conditions are right but awful if not. If the weather is below 30'C and its dry you'll struggle to find a better tire they're great. When its really hot tarmac the grip loses consitency and responsiveness for some reason but mid range dry waether they are AWESOME. In the wet they work at about 50% of what they can be which is a big difference if you ride in Britan all the time. Very comfortable and smooth, first knee down on this set (2000NINJA6R) but conditions have to be right and the WEAR IS TERRIBLE. Dont know eactly how many miles but they lasted me two-three months of 'spirited riding' to work and locally on a nice day which is half of what i got from contis + michellin

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Owner ratings are submitted through the review form on this site, naming the tire, the size and the distance covered, and are checked by hand before publication. Test results come from independent published tire tests indexed by size, and label values from the EU EPREL database.

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