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No, Grasshopper Gears Do Not Work Properly in the Grasshopper II Gearbox

No, Grasshopper Gears Do Not Work Properly in the Grasshopper II Gearbox

Update: 2025-09-24
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While you may find errant suggestions on some Tamiya R/C club forums that the GH1 (original Grasshopper) gears are a perfect replacement to GH2 (Grasshopper II) gears, this is a fatal error. In fact it will cause gear stripping and end your bashing session quickly. Why is this? We remove the bad advice from the gearbox and advise you properly, giving you the actual truth and the whys behind it in this episode of the RC Deep Dive podcast.

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No, Grasshopper Gears Do Not Work Properly in the Grasshopper II Gearbox

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