alignment gurus, sai angle ?
03-11-2002, 11:09 PM
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alignment gurus, sai angle ?
hey guys
I was doing some reading but this text is limited to the info.
If camber is the tilt of the wheel,and the sai angle is also refered to the tilt of the wheel then how can the same angle be measured twice or have the measurment? A explination would be great if possible please.
Thanks in advance!
I was doing some reading but this text is limited to the info.
If camber is the tilt of the wheel,and the sai angle is also refered to the tilt of the wheel then how can the same angle be measured twice or have the measurment? A explination would be great if possible please.
Thanks in advance!
03-12-2002, 07:51 AM
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Car: '08 Mustang GT
Engine: 4.6L
Transmission: º º 0 . . . |-|-|
Axle/Gears: 8.8", 3.55
SAI and camber are related items, but they aren't different names for the same angle.
SAI is the angle between an imaginary line drawn through the balljoint and the upper strut mount (definitely NOT a vertical line) and the plane of the wheel as viewed from the front of the car.
Camber is the angle you measure between the plane of the wheel and the vertical.
Norm
SAI is the angle between an imaginary line drawn through the balljoint and the upper strut mount (definitely NOT a vertical line) and the plane of the wheel as viewed from the front of the car.
Camber is the angle you measure between the plane of the wheel and the vertical.
Norm
03-12-2002, 08:40 PM
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Car: 1986 pontiac TA
Engine: 360 HSR
Transmission: 700r4 3300 yank converter
Axle/Gears: 3.27 9 bolt
Originally posted by Norm Peterson
SAI and camber are related items, but they aren't different names for the same angle.
SAI is the angle between an imaginary line drawn through the balljoint and the upper strut mount (definitely NOT a vertical line) and the plane of the wheel as viewed from the front of the car.
Camber is the angle you measure between the plane of the wheel and the vertical.
Norm
SAI and camber are related items, but they aren't different names for the same angle.
SAI is the angle between an imaginary line drawn through the balljoint and the upper strut mount (definitely NOT a vertical line) and the plane of the wheel as viewed from the front of the car.
Camber is the angle you measure between the plane of the wheel and the vertical.
Norm
SAI ( steering axis inclination) is line drawn through the strut mount and ball joint to the vertical line which is zero degrees. this is useful to determine a bent strut in our case.
camber you are correct on.
03-14-2002, 12:09 PM
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Car: '08 Mustang GT
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Transmission: º º 0 . . . |-|-|
Axle/Gears: 8.8", 3.55
Originally posted by mrr23
. . . SAI ( steering axis inclination) is line drawn through the strut mount and ball joint to the vertical line which is zero degrees . . .
. . . SAI ( steering axis inclination) is line drawn through the strut mount and ball joint to the vertical line which is zero degrees . . .
). FWIW, I find it a bit scary that the only place in my collection of reference books that clearly shows that SAI is referenced to the vertical is Mathis' Mustang Performance Handbook 2. 
Norm
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