Project SicMonte

[Norm Peterson]

Yours Monte still has the 7.5 in it and you been beating up on it all these years? Wow Doug wow... Thats awesome!! means it was built right , that means if you built it to last , and the rest of the car was built that same thought in mind, your ride should last.

Unless you include "Pro Solo", which has a for-real drag strip start against a car beside you running a mirror-image course to yours, autocrossing isn't all that tough on the rear, parts breakage-wise. What autocrossing is tough on is the clutches or cones (power-on, the clutches/cones want to lock, but the tight turns want to make them slip more than they have to in most street driving). The cones in an Auburn are perhaps a little more durable than clutches (and I think you can get a special racer-oriented version of one of the Auburns through Sam Strano).

FWIW, I ran several years of street driving plus three full seasons of autocrossing with 7.5"/7.625" Auburn and Richmond Gear stuff that I installed myself, with zero durability issues.


Norm

[SicMonte]

Unless you include "Pro Solo", which has a for-real drag strip start against a car beside you running a mirror-image course to yours, autocrossing isn't all that tough on the rear, parts breakage-wise. What autocrossing is tough on is the clutches or cones (power-on, the clutches/cones want to lock, but the tight turns want to make them slip more than they have to in most street driving). The cones in an Auburn are perhaps a little more durable than clutches (and I think you can get a special racer-oriented version of one of the Auburns through Sam Strano).

FWIW, I ran several years of street driving plus three full seasons of autocrossing with 7.5"/7.625" Auburn and Richmond Gear stuff that I installed myself, with zero durability issues.


Norm

My rear is a stock 7.5 that came in the Monte from the factory...Precision 3.73 gears...stock axles...stock drum brakes...aluminum cover and an Auburn Super Brute diff. I use Redline or Amsoil gear oil with the ACDelco friction modifier. The rear has held up very well for what I have been doing to it the last two years!

I rebuilt the drum brakes last year when I installed the longer wheel studs and with the front Baer Track 4 set up...this thing really stops on a dime. It's weird...almost like I don't even need rear disc for what I am using the car for. You can see the brakes being rebuilt earlier on in this build thread.

[SicMonte]

The tires I had on the front before were 255/35/18....and these new ones are 275/35/18.






In my HHR and ready to go have them mounted!!!

[SicMonte]

So I took the two front tires to get mounted at my old work...Trick Trucks in Lanham MD. These guys specialize in rim/tire packages so I knew they would take care of my tires and wheels. They did a great job!!!!!










Proof that CCW's are true three piece wheels....the seam is covered in silicone to prevent air leaks.

[SicMonte]

[SicMonte]

Back on the car and looking good!!! No rubbing or anything too!!!







THANK YOU BFGOODRICH TIRES!!!!!!!