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The other guys pretty well have you lined out, but I'll toss my hat into the ring:
Mine is dropped with spindles (1.75" actual drop) and Belltech struts with no rings (also 1.75" actual drop) for a net 3.5" drop. I used the Belltech alignment cams and mine aligned with room to spare. I aligned it myself with a digital angle finder and string. It doesn't pull, the steering feels like it always did before the drop and the tires are (now) wearing smooth and evenly. The passenger side is wearing perfectly. I did have about 1° of negative camber on the driver side that I was too lazy to correct and didn't care because I barely drive it. A year and about 5,000 miles later, I had noticeable inside shoulder wear. Not terrible, just noticeable, and that was after only 5K miles. I fixed it before a trip to Florida for this past Thanksgiving. So, your 1.5° absolutely IS a concern.
Your 3" strut drop is news to me. I had an idea to get that .5" of drop that I'm missing, but I may just swap in the newer BT struts now that I know about them.
As for your alignment issue, maybe that 3" drop exceeds the adjustment capabilities of the factory eccentrics, even with the help of those bushings. You can either (A) get spindles and add rings to make the struts a 1" drop then you'll only need to align for that 1" since the 2" (or thereabouts) from the spindles isn't "seen" or (B) install the BT alignment cams. If you're interested, here's my install of those cams. I'm afraid that even the cams won't allow enough adjustment, though. If they yield as advertised, then you'll get an additional degree and will be at .5° negative, which is the max allowable.
If I were you, I'd find some spindles and trade my 3" struts to a forum member for his 2" struts. I happen to know a guy...
