Whether you are fairly new to the Mustang scene, or have been around the cars for a long time, chances are you’ve seen a set of caster/camber plates. They’re advertised online, in magazines, and you’ll often see them at car shows and track events. Even many seasoned veterans aren’t fully aware of the benefits of using caster/camber plates, or the details on exactly what they do. Maximum Motorsports has a caster/camber plate FAQ on their web site which explains the who, what, where, when and why of using caster/camber plates.

Quite simply a caster/camber plate is a replacement for the upper strut mount which allows for a more rigid mounting of the strut, and for better control of setting the car’s front end alignment. From the factory, only toe and camber are adjustable on most Mustangs. Toe is adjusted via the tie rod ends, and camber via the factory strut mount, though that adjustment is extremely limited. Running caster/camber plates allows for all three alignment angles to be set properly.

Caster/camber plates can benefit a wide variety of cars, anything from a nearly stock car, to one that is lowered, and even hardcore cars that see regular drag strip or road course duty. Cars running coil overs require these plates in order to get a more rigid upper strut mounting point, since the factory mount will not withstand the loads of both the strut and spring, which when the cars are converted to coil over, must carry the weight of the car, where before they were only responsible for damping load.

For more on caster/camber plates, what’s required to install them, and who should utilize them, checkout the caster/camber plate FAQ on Maximum Motorsports web site. While you’re there be sure to checkout the company’s wide variety of high quality Mustang suspension components.