Inch-Pounds to Foot-Pounds Converter
Use our inch-pounds to foot-pounds converter to convert inch pounds to foot pounds for torque settings, including torque wrench conversions. Includes the inch pound to foot pound conversion formula, examples (like 89 inch pounds to foot pounds), and a quick conversion chart.
What is Inch-Pounds to Foot-Pounds Conversion?
Inch-pounds (in·lb) and foot-pounds (ft·lb) are torque units commonly used in the US. If you’re asking “can you convert inch pounds to foot pounds?”, yes—this is a simple unit scaling conversion based on inches vs feet.
One foot equals 12 inches, so one foot-pound equals 12 inch-pounds. That answers the common questions: how many inch pounds in one foot pound, and how many inch pounds to foot pounds? The relationship is always 12:1.
People often use an inch pounds to foot pounds converter when setting a torque wrench. If you have a torque wrench in inch-pounds but your spec sheet is in foot-pounds (or vice versa), this torque conversion inch pounds to foot pounds helps you dial in the correct setting.
Inch-Pounds to Foot-Pounds Formula
The inch pound to foot pound conversion formula divides inch-pounds by 12 to get foot-pounds. To convert foot-pounds to inch-pounds, multiply by 12.
Because 1 ft = 12 in, torque scales by 12 between these units.
Use this when your torque spec is in foot-pounds but your tool reads inch-pounds.
So 89 inch pounds to foot pounds is approximately 7.42 ft·lb.
So 100 inch pounds is about 8.33 foot pounds.
How to Convert Inch-Pounds to Foot-Pounds
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Enter the torque value in inch-pounds (in·lb).
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The converter divides by 12 to calculate foot-pounds (ft·lb).
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Use the result to set your torque wrench or confirm a torque spec.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. Divide inch-pounds by 12 to get foot-pounds. This is a direct unit conversion.
There are 12 inch-pounds in one foot-pound.
No. They measure the same type of quantity (torque), but 1 ft·lb equals 12 in·lb.
Convert the spec by dividing the inch-pound value by 12, then set the wrench to the resulting foot-pound value (or convert the other way if your wrench reads in·lb).
ft·lb = in·lb ÷ 12. For reverse conversion: in·lb = ft·lb × 12.