94grasshopper 0 Posted August 9, 2010 can any body tell me were i can find road wheels and tire that will fit my grasshopper 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TA-Mark 195 Posted August 9, 2010 Buggy Champ/Rough Rider/Brat wheels/tyres are as close as you will get to an onroad tyre without changing the rear to a hex drive. Once you change to a 12mm hex drive, you can fit a tourer rim/tyre on the rear. Carson make a nice set of 'onroad' wide and narrow 2WD buggy wheels that fit on a 12mm hex on the rear and 2 bearings in the front rim. There's a few examples of these in showrooms fitted to Grasshoppers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
taliesin 260 Posted August 10, 2010 Brat wheels & tires do pretty well on pavement: Or you can buy HPI or Tamiya 12mm hex adapters and fit most regular buggy wheels & tires. These are 2.0 Road Hawgs I think, on DT-02 wheels. The fronts are standard touring car tires on Tamiya QD wheels - no mods, they bolt right on. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DCLXVI 3 Posted August 10, 2010 I managed to mount the tires from a Group C car (Mazda 787b) by using a 14mm Traxxas hex-adapter and some spacers, the front fits with no modification... The problem is finding the green bits... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JayZ2000 0 Posted August 10, 2010 I'm curious about those front rims - do they run on the 8.5mm bearing? with the stock Hopper upright? Or you can buy HPI or Tamiya 12mm hex adapters and fit most regular buggy wheels & tires. These are 2.0 Road Hawgs I think, on DT-02 wheels. The fronts are standard touring car tires on Tamiya QD wheels - no mods, they bolt right on. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark DRC2 0 Posted August 10, 2010 I have two pairs of NIB Duratrax front slicks 1.4 tires. They are great onroad. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
taliesin 260 Posted August 11, 2010 I'm curious about those front rims - do they run on the 8.5mm bearing? with the stock Hopper upright? Yup, everything is stock. Used the same bearings from the worn out stock wheels and bolted the QD rims on with a set of Tamiya 1/10th radials. No mods to the uprights or shock towers at all. The QD rims come in a variety of colors, as long as it's silver or white. They come in a packet of four and cost very little. The QD rear wheels are useless with a very tiny hex [smaller than tamtech even...] so I just toss them in the bin. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Doomed 98 Posted August 14, 2010 I have two pairs of NIB Duratrax front slicks 1.4 tires. They are great onroad. Pics of these? Never seen them... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TAZ-NZ 3 Posted August 15, 2010 My Grasshopper II sports vintage Proline Strikers mounted on 2" Imex RC10 wheels, rear wheels are fitted with modified adaptors form an HPI 6120 Rear Adapter Set. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
taliesin 260 Posted August 15, 2010 Wow, those look great on the Ghopper II. Great looking buggy - the whole package really looks great. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Doomed 98 Posted August 16, 2010 ^Those are cool, you say you have an extra set? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites