To be sure if you will need or not need caster camber plates, you will need to take it to the alignment shop. Best is to get some, so they can get it aligned to the correct specs. Most need CC plates, some do not.

 

I lowered my car 1" and I needed CC plates.

 

They're better to have than to not have. It's not about whether you need them to set the aligment, it's about how much more precision you can give the alignment, the fact that it won't change at the strut top under varying loads, and that you get back a good inch of bump travel on the strut before bottoming out.

 

I had to have them for my Eibach pro kits

 

I also have them. I had Eibach pros for the 'vert and was wearing out the insides of the tires quickly.

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cc plates

I've got the pro kit and I got CC plates. It's cheaper to get the plates now rather than replacing two front tires. Trust me and ask me how I know.:shakehead

 

You need them. Get a MM kit.

 

x3 (or x4?) on MM.

x2 on the added bump travel.

You can likely get back into spec with some $30 offset strut bolts and no CC plates.

http://mustang.c-f-m.com/browseproducts/Steeda-Camber-Adjustment-Bolt-Set-for-Mustang-Struts.html

I run these (No affiliation or experience with whatever site that is above, it was just the first hit in my search for the part) and MM plates just so that I gain the needed clearance with my coil overs. They keep the CC plates near the middle of their range of adjustment instead of pushed all the way out toward the fender.

 

noslo, can you explain to me how these work. i have seen lots of recommendations for these, but i am not sure what exactly they are adjusting.


i have had sportlines for a while (4 years) and i have never gotten an alignment, or CC's, or the offset bolts. i know i need to do this, but somthing else always comes up.

 

They're bolts with eccentrics on them that allow a misalignment of the holes in the strut with the holes in the spindle. They allow a camber change but they do not stabilize the alignment nor do they change bump travel because they don't address the flimsy top strut mount.

 

If you're replacing springs and shocks might as well do the CC plates while you're at it.

Although I don't run them and have been running Steeda Super Sport springs with about a 1 1/2" drop for the past 5-6 years and my alignment is within spec, it wouldn't hurt to have them. I don't drive my car that much though, only a couple times a month on a cruise or to the track.

 

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MM's on order! :joy:

Now recommend me a good set of struts/shocks! Daily driver stuff, not auto cross/racing stuff. I'm 46 and I've had back surgery. Don't make me put on a kidney belt to go to work everyday!:shakehead