Thank you all for the posts about wheel, tire and spacer size. Below is the link to the wheels I went with. I think they look GREAT. This forum is such a great tool for ideas and information. Thank you again!!
also went with the white/polished DDR. with 195/45/17. wanted them to tuck in a little more in the rear and be a little taller to fill in rear wheel wells. May look at lowering rear shocks some.
Thanks everyone for sharing the information on the wheels. Below is the set up I used for my 2018 Gem.
Wheels 16x7 with 38mm offset 4x100/4x114.3
Tires 205/45r16
Front spacers 1 inch
Rear spacer 1.5 inch
My rims had a 73.1mm bore so I had to purchase the 73.1mm to 60.1mm Hubcentric rings so the wheels could align on to the spacers correctly.
Had to buy aftermarket lug nuts like mentioned in previous posts.
Wheels clearance in about 1/4” from the shocks. Tires don’t rub on front bumper either.
indeed since there is flexing back there or atleast there is on my 2002 and 2008 GEMs. Enough on the 2008 to have ripped off the wiring harness someone attached to the inside top of the fender over the tires.
Found wheels for my 2024 E2
17 x 7.5 wheels
40mm offset
205/40R17 tires
4 lug 4.5 to 5 lug 4.5 adapters. 1.75” thick in front and 2” thick in back
Not much clearance but no rubs.