Lego Compatible Wheel Rim Cover

grabcad

I like to use Lego wheel 44772(rim) as it is amongst the largest that comes with an axle hole through the center for more versatility in designing my own wheel hub in order to have realistic geometries like caster, camber, kpi, ackermann, etc. However, when used with tyre x1825, the entire wheel does not look supercar-like (i.e. not low-profile)... something that the newer 23800 achieves (but unfortunately does not have a center axle hole). Thus, I created this 3D printable rim cover for use with 44772 in order to make the end result more suitable for supercars (i.e. makes the rim bigger). With a thin sheet of soft plastic, you can easily tighten this cover over half-bushes that secures each wheel to the car.In the pictures, I've shown such rims printed in red, but coloured using a metallic silver marker pen - so you can see some red at the middle, but otherwise silverish rims. My 2nd picture compares the 3D printed rims and the Lego original rim - notice the rim sizes are different, giving the same tyres a different look.