Suspension Mods - Help a Brother Out from Doing Dumb Stuff

[Abilor]

Hey folks!

I've done a lot of jobs on cars over the years, but not a lot of suspension work. I added Eibach lowering springs on my Mazdaspeed 3, didn't understand I needed major alignment, and ruined some tires over it. Not my finest moment.

Admitting ignorance, I have several suspension mods in my garage waiting to be installed, as we all wait for tuning to come along (ohhh, to tune LTH from Kooks...). The mods are:

• Steeda Sway Bars
• Steed Stop the Hop Street Enthusiast kit
• Pedders Xtreme Coilovers
• Pedders Camber plates.

Ok, so the question is, what order do I put these in, assuming I can't do all in one weekend (or two or three lol), and what am I getting into? My understanding is I will definitely need alignment after the coilovers, and the camber plate should help. Questions:

• Will the strut tower hole need to be cut, or can a technician adjust the Pedders camber plates through stock hole?
• If I lower the front 1", and rear 1.5", will the tech be able to bring the alignment into compliance with a slightly negative camber? This is desirable, no?
• Will I need additional alignment after the Stop the Hop kit and sway bars install?
• What am I not thinking of that I should be?

Help from those who have these mods already especially appreciated!

Thanks!!

Abilor

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[Abilor]

Also, I will be adding 19" Apex SM-10s, 305mm in the rear, 285mm up front when all is done here.