Metzeler Karoo Street 180/55 R17

Metzeler Karoo Street is a summer tyre made in total of 21 sizes, ranging from R13 to R13 - this particular dimension is R17, which means it fits to a 17 inch/431.8mm diameter wheel. 180/55 R17 is 40mm wider than the narrowest dimension (140) and -40mm narrower than the widest one (140). This tyre profile of 55 means the sidewall height of the tyre is 55% of the tyre width (180mm), which results in 99mm sidewall height.