[nenonenov]

Hi, this is my first BMW.

It came with 19 inch BMW Performance rims and Bridgestone Potenza RFT tires
Front 225/35/19
Rear 255/30/19

When the time came to equip with new tires I decided to go with Continental Extreme Contact DW, which is a NON RFT partially because I read many many treads and posts that say that RFT are no good. I bought the same size as the above.

See attached files with the rim, the old and the new tire.

When I installed the new tires, I notices that they are probably not as wide (despite the same size) and the tires do not cover the rim edge. I am now concerned that if I hit a pot whole, I may damage, the tire, the rim or both.

Should I go with bigger tires perhaps because I switched from RFT to NON RFT?
What is your take on this?
My question is mostly about the size of the tires on 19 inch rims... which size should I use for non RFT tires?

Thank you for your answers!

[Underground6t9]

you could go wider, I have the same tires but im running 235/35/19 front and 275/0/19 rear