I'm looking for a tire that will perform well in the hills, back roads, but also a overall good tire for the streets as well. Sticking to the road is my #1, #2 tread life and #3 road noise. I used to have the BFGoodrich G-force KDW2, I'm looking at getting something like that again.

Any suggestions?

 

Check out the Vredestein Sessantas. Heard nothing but great things about them. Im getting a set soon!

 

You want traction? Toyo R888 or Bridgestone RE-01R

 

+1. I've never tried the R888's, but i had a set of RE-01R's on my sedan and they are by far the stickiest tire i've ever driven on.
-GP-

 

How about road noise and tread wear?

Also, is the biggest tire we can run in the rear a 265?

 

dont expect to get more than 10-12k miles out of either of those 2 tires listed. You cant ask for a super sticky tire and then want tread life. So if performance is your #1 priority, you have to sacrifice other factors.
-GP-

 

the biggest tire you can run depends on how wide your wheel is. You can fit a 305 on a stock body coupe with an 11" wide wheel.
-GP-

 

What would be a tire that would be sticker then the stock 07 sedan tire, with about a 16-18k mile wear? Seems on those RE-01R people were getting around 15k, I'd like just A LITTLE more miles on the tire. If I run the stock rim, what is the biggest rear tire I can run without rub? (stock height, stock rim 07 g35 sedan)

 

You could probably go with a 265.40.18 on the stock sedan sport wheels. If you have the money and want the best all around tire... Michelin PS2's
-GP-

 

The difference between a 265.40.18 and 265.45.18 would be the tire sidewall would be skinner correct?

 

Toyo T1R are real nice, I've run them at the track a few times and they performed pretty well. Although, as far as wear, the edges of the tires showed visible wear after only 1 track day.

 

correct, the difference in sidewall height between your stock tire and a 265/40/18 is 1/10"

a 265/45 is 7/10" taller than stock.
-GP-

 

I'm looking at running a little bigger on the sidewall to fill that gap as I do not want to lower my car, but I wonder if it'd look bad? maybe even a 265.50.18?

 

good luck finding a performance 265/50/18 tire, i dont even think they make a tire in that size. 265/45 would be pushing it. Remember that the more sidewall you have, the more the tire can flex, then it doesnt become a performance tire anymore.

and with a quick search... they dont make a tire in 265/45 or 265/50/18. A 275 tire is too wide for the stock 8.5" wide wheel. So your only option would be a 265/40 or 255/45 for the rear.
-GP-

 

The RE-01R looked good until I saw it only comes in a 265.35, I'd go for the 265.40 just need to find a good tire for that now.