The Grasshopper II
Model Number: 58074
Released
8-Aug-88
Drive
2WD rear, gear differential
Suspension
Swingarm front , Solid live rear axle , coilover friction shocks
Chassis Description
Plastic bathtub
Body Type
Injectionmoulded white styrene
Motor
RS380
Original Price
N/A
Width
221mm
Length
400mm
Height
139mm
Wheel Base
253mm
Tread Front
186mm
Tread Rear
184mm
Ground Clearance
15mm
Weight
1260mm
Scale
1/10
Tires
front:20/74mm
Rear:37/80mm
Reviews
sunnyjai
Hi All!
What can I say about the G'Hopper II - Along with the Super Hornet, a fantastic collector's potential and a nice kit to restore. Despite parts are becoming increasingly difficult to find in particular the Super G fluro yellow wheel sets, white original wheel sets, rear tires and to a certain extent bodysets it is nevertheless a blast to restore! All one needs is a little patience and perserverance the parts will surface up for sale from time to time.
As a runner, a little less robust compared to the original Grasshopper with rear upper shock towers twisting and breaking requiring a complete chassis replacement - hence why chassis sets are very easy to get even after 24years! I would personally just convert to black CVA II shocks and use ball ends instead of tappet step screws that personally rip the threads and does not compensate for shock angles associated with the design...
Zericon
I've recently became the proud owner of this fine buggy. I must say that this is an awsome runner. My Grasshopper 2 is missing the axle springs so it jumps just like a grasshopper on high bite areas (not sure if it would still do it with the axle springs.) The front shocks leave alot of room for improvement, however turning is not the worst i've seen. I'm using a Green Machine 1 motor, witch has plenty of torque, for the wheel stands. This car is a great runner, the only vunerable part i can see right away is the rear body post/shock tower, if you roll to hard, or possible land too hard it could easly break. It's molded right into the chassis, it was flexing alot while I was screwing in the self tapping shock screws. Alot of fun, just need to be a little carfull in the jumps.