I am thinking it's worth a try, but I'll stick w/ the coil spacer adins that I'll install this week and look towards a body lift...

If that doesn't work, then longer coils w/ longer shocks are my next proposal

you might need to go with longer shocks after you add the extra inch anyway, i find that the crown vics are not really satisfactory with 2.25 rear lift.  i'm looking at adding a spacer on the top to push the shock down another .25 > .5 inches but this will depend on the uptravel, don't want to crush the shock with vehicles weight.

I am okay with running the Crown Vic shocks with these coil spacers for now, if required I'll get longer travel shocks but probably getting springs too...

Now I need everyone's opinion on this...

okay... is there a serious problem with running more than 2" lift on the stock control arms?

I mean, I could easily pick up 4 1.5" taller coils and run them with the coil spacers that I have... not risk anything as the coil will still sit on the stock seat at the bottem and still has a bumpstop at the top to prevent the coil from falling out

get longer shocks/struts (still using my strut spacer in the front)

and just picking up diff drop bracket and drive shaft spacers from VTTR....

That way I would have a rough 3.5" of suspension lift...
Is there a serious risk of front coil bind? Will this push my control arms way too far low and will I have to run wheel spacers?

You should be ok at 3.5" with the diff drop bracket. The drive shaft spacer may not be needed.  The only issue I see you might run in to are the tie-rod end needing to lenghtened. 

Right now I'm 3" ish with VTTR spring and a Calmini lift Looking to push it out 4 to 4.5" and get 265/75/16's under there

George

So I got Ngrover to help me install these 2" coil spacers (made of soft poly-rubber of somesort) underneath the spring w/ some hose clamps

It seems to have raised my rear end by at least 1 1/4" which now clear my rear wheels with full compression. Mind you though there is barely enough space to slip a dime through between the body & the tire, this is significantly better than before!

So from digging up info from everywhere... I think it's best that I leave the suspension for now asides from possibly getting longer rear shocks for more travel (to make up for the limited range of the front suspension, even with a 2" strut extender)

The process of putting together a 3-4" suspension lift myself is a bit tetious, as I might have to change the links out with something like a curry jonny join rather than the stock ones for the pionion angles to be corrected (or have to re-weld the links to the diff)

as well... probably the biggest concern is the control arms... any more than 2-3" on the front stock control arms and it will really reduce the width of the front as well as cause potential coil bind (no matter the coil)

The real only probabaility for any more lift than 3" front, 4" rear is like I said, new longer control arms, diff drop brackets, driveshafts or driveshaft spacers and different link connectors (and possibly different tie-rods)
along side with the required longer struts, shocks and coils (on top of my coil spacers)

I think I'm going to wait to see what Zukination has to offer, and perhaps even this RRO "in the works" has enginered before I proceed with any more suspension work

So far this lift w/ 245/75/16" has jacked my frame height to roughly 14 1/4" and the larger tires raised my axel clearance close to 9 1/4"

The body lift is really not a requirement at this point, but I really wouldn't mind, especially seeing how I would like to run some 235/85/16s next year
Other things to consider would be getting a good solid tube bumper and finding some 5.12s & a ARB

If you guys are looking for xl-7 springs I know someone who has them to sell.  If you want them get in touch with aftermarket4x4

George

thanks, emailed aftermarket4x4 on this.

What size tires where you runningbefore lift?  ANd what ae you running now?

no luck for me, xl7 springs already gone    he's got some 4dr tracker springs that he says may give 1 inch of lift on the 2dr, he did mention that the xl7's would give about 3inches of lift on a 2dr so maybe 1-2 inches on the 4dr?? 

anyway, if anybody comes accross some xl7 rear springs please let me know, thanks...

anybody out there ever toss in the gv springs into a 2dr 4cyl front end??

i have the winter to figure out how i'm gonna change my suspension around for about an inch more lift all around...  i'd prefer to not spend $500cdn on the OME springs if i don't have too..

yah I'm thinknig the same thing... get a tad longer shock, keep the 2" coil spacer and get the XL7 springs and bam... suspension is basically done

I'll try to source some