New lifters will be a MUST when installing the new cam, as flat-tappet lifters become cupped over time, and installing used lifters on a new cam will cause a mis-matched wear pattern and accelerated wear.
Also imperitive is the use of either a high-zinc-content oil (such as Shell Rotella 30wt) for the cam break-in to prevent cam and lifter damage (most gasoline-engine-formula oils lack sufficient zinc content due to tightening emissions standards, diesel-engine-formula oils still contain these additives, but the level will be decreasing there in the near future).
As far as the valvesprings go, new ones would not be a bad idea due to age, but you would need to call your cam manufacturer's tech line to see if the stock springs would hold up to the lift or not.
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