Hey all,
I'm an engineering student in collage and I am always way ahead of all the other students which gives me lots of time to work on my own projects. So recently I decided to make some rc18t sized beadlock rims on a 3d design program called Pro Engineer. As of making this post all that I have made up is a rough imitation of the rim since I didn't have the dimensions that I needed at the time. The rim I made is a little bigger and it still weighs in at under 50 grams per rim rings and all. Which is equivalent to about 20 pennies. I'm not sure whether to use a 8mm hex or pin type hub yet so any advice is welcome. I'm hoping to be able to make the exact rim on Monday or Wednesday but i need to get a few tire dimensions first... I don't have any un-glued tires so if someone would be willing to take a few measurements with a caliper that would be awesome!
**see attachment**
I need the distance from side to side of the innermost edge of the bead (from line a to line b), the thickness of the bead (from line c to line d), the width of the bead (from line a to line e) and the diameter on the inside of the bead. **see attachment**

I will probably end up buying a new set of tires to double check the dimensions myself but if i could get them a little sooner than the time it will take me to get to the hobby store (loooong drive and not in a direction I normally go...) that would be awesome.
Any thoughts on design features that you guys think would be cool are welcome or ideas on the design for the face of the rim. I was going to try and make it a split 6 design but the features of the face are the easiest part so changing that is easy

Thanks in advance for the help and ideas

Shea
sorry for the long winded write up...