Ok. on my last trail ride I think I wrung the last of the life out of the rear shocks on my rig, after perusing the forums and going over everyone elses topics on this subject, I did a search of the various local parts outfits and came up with an odd available choice. Monroe makes an air shock that fits the 91 crown vic application. SO I was thinking, hey why not go ahead and throw these on there, then later when I get some poly bushings and do the 2inch suspension lift, I can also get some adjustment out of these here nifty little air shocks... I could pump them up for a little extra lift in the rear, and let them down again to go back on the highway.... Is this a stupid idea, or do you think I could take advantage of an extra bit of trail lift in the rear?

another quick note on this topic, I understand the bolts may be difficult to remove, whats the likelyhood of me getting the nuts and bolts off if I coat them with pb blaster, then use my handy nascar style air impact wrench to get them off? If I buy new bolts and nuts anyways, it wouldnt matter if them biotchs snapped off right? either way, I think the impact wrench stands more of a chance of breaking them loose, than a regular ratchet right?

The problem with air shocks like those are they are ment for load carrying, not travel.  So yes, you would make it taller but no, you wouldn't gain anything offroad other than a taller, stiffer suspension.

I just removed the 2 year old rear shocks from my GV last night and had to resort to the impact.  You could use a regular impact but I'm sure your "left turn racing" impact would work as well.  Never hurts to douse it with PB'laster though.  I had some stuff come off yesterday that surprised me with how "agreeable" it was after 2 Michigan roadsalt encrusted winters.
Bring your channel locks/vice grips for the upper stud on those shocks.

yeah, i tend to agree, if you pumped em up for clearance you'd have a rock hard ride, no flex and the rear end might even bounce sideways on certain ruts...

I went on the sane side and used the monroe sense-a-matic shocks. Everything went just fine until the last bolt and nut on the driver side bottom of the shock,  the impact tool did nothing, and the wrenches did nothing, so I cranked the torque up all the way and ended up rounding off the head to the bolt, and to make a long story shorter, I now own a high speed die cutter with a box of cut off wheels....

Once I get a set of poly spacers I will throw those on and flip the strut mounts on the front for the easy 2 inches

I prefer a sawzall for shock removal myself ... I don't even reach for a ratchet anymore.