As far as alignment range goes, there's nothing you can do for $200 or less to get to the range you requested. I would suggest actual camber bolts instead of crash bolts since you'll be running in STX due to your wheel size. They offer a better range of adjustment, and you really need as much as you can get in the front. Aside from that, here's a quick and dirty upgrade path for you, @
ButteR
Barebones STX build:
- Coilovers w/ camber plates (capable of reaching up to -3.5 in the front)
- LCAs (if you get too much natural camber from lowering)
- Header with good low/mid grunt
- Tune to optimize header gains
- 17x9 lightweight wheels
- 245/40-17 200uqtg tires (Rival, Z2, RS3, R1R)
- Upgraded front swaybar (For better turn-in. Several bars will work: Stranoparts, Whiteline, SuperPro, etc.)
Those are the bread and butter mods, along with a good alignment.
Then there are the marginal/subjective gain mods:
- Whiteline Rear subframe inserts (better seat of the pants feel for what the rear is doing)
- Lightweight seats (no lower than 25lb)
- Lightweight battery
- Front/Overpipe
- Lightweight catback exhaust
- Intake
- LSD
- Shifter and transmission bushings
- Short shifter
Plus whatever else I'm forgetting that's legal.
Don't cheap out on coilovers and header. Those are your biggest items. You'll have room to play with on the rest.