Are these parts worth getting?

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I bought my car already lowered but only with the springs nothing else. It's sitting on sportlines with a 1.5 inch drop. I replaced the shocks and struts with tokico hps and don't have any other suspension parts.

Today I took my car to a reputable shop called DVS Kustoms to get aligned and they did a good job and the guys were very knowledgeable. However they said my car was aligned but the guy said I would have a little bit of inner tire wear because of my camber already being maxed out due to only having stock caster and camber plates but it wouldn't be that bad. They also pointed out that my tie rods needed to be replaced and that I use Moog ones.

I was wondering if it is really worth it to get the maximum motor sports caster and camber plates, and getting the steeda bump steer kit as well since I am replacing my tie rods anyway.
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Yes get them. I pat myself on the back everyday since I made the purchase on both of those parts. It's helped with bumpsteer tenfold and I have almost infinite adjustment as far as alignment goes. The front end even rides better and feels a lot more solid after the install. Sucks though, cuz you will need another alignment after putting the new parts on.
 

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what year is your stang?the reason i ask is mine is a 95. i have h&r 650 lb springs on the front and 240 lbs on the back.i dropped it 1.5 inch. i to had heard about the casper camber plates beibg needed. i run michelin pilot sport 2 on mine. the shop that did the alignment said that i don't need the plates.they were able to align everything to within the factory specs. my tires are need cheep. 355 each. i did not want to take any chances with them. had it out to road america last weekend. they did a great job. i used to run nittos.they are still in my garage. this thing runs like it is on rails. i can throw it into any turn( within reason)and no longer worry.mine is a gts so it weighs 3200 with me in it. and a half tank of gas
 
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JDwhite98gt said:
Yes get them. I pat myself on the back everyday since I made the purchase on both of those parts. It's helped with bumpsteer tenfold and I have almost infinite adjustment as far as alignment goes. The front end even rides better and feels a lot more solid after the install. Sucks though, cuz you will need another alignment after putting the new parts on.
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Well the alignment cost shouldn't be that bad. The guys said he would give me a break if I kept coming back and would only charge me $40 for the alignment
 

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Get the CC plates & when re-aligning it, have him dial in about -.5* camber and about 4.5* caster. Then set toe to factory spec. These are MM's recommended specs for the street.

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