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One thing to keep in mind is clearance for the springs up front. I just put on 18x8 +48 wheels and 245/35 tires and there's only a couple millimeters of space between the back of the tire sidewall and the springs. If you want to run wider wheels in the front you need to push them away from the suspension with a lot of offset.
Also, my city gas mileage fell off pretty dramatically moving up to the 245 rubber. The wider tires also numbed the steering feel a bit too much, IMHO. I'm thinking about pulling them off and selling them while they still have a lot of tread life left and going with 225/40 tires instead.
As the others have mentioned, think really hard about going with dramatically wider wheels. After switching to 18x8's I don't think I would personally run anything wider than 8" on this car. It kills the mileage and starts transforming it into a super grippy race car, which is great if you're putting 350+ HP to the wheels and spending all your time at the track, but I'm not. It's a daily driver and weekend canyon carver for me.
As for good tires, I went with Michelin Pilot Super Sports. Great balance of daily driver, performance, treadwear, and dry/wet grip.
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