After doing a search on this topic, it just seems like someone should line it out (you know, all the options) and make it a sticky.  I am swimming in a sea of confusion and afraid to make a decision thinking I might miss something between this and the other four BBS's.  I would love to see a spacer vs. GV springs comparison as well.  I have heard that on a 95 LWB track/kick, you can put OME962 GV springs in the front with OME955 Medium Kick duty springs in the rear with a .75" spacer to make it level for a grand total of 3" of lift.  It looks to me like that is very similar to the Boondox kit, but you still have to do the strut flip and crown vic shocks.  But is it really 3" or would you be better off with 2" coil spacers with the flip/crown mix?  The OME springs are $72 a piece from ARB, so the question becomes $150ish vs. $288 plus shipping???  

I think the bottom line is that I (I don't think I am alone) want the most lift for the least money or having to deal with Calmini.  If anyone knows of a difinitive source for comparison, I would love to see it!  

(Sorry for the rant...)

MaD.72  GreatI thought I had it figured out and now you post that! I just ordered the mustang shocks! Now the Crown Vic looks like the shock to use .Is there a definate ?I just ordered the mustang shock $23.00 CND will these be the cheap ones that I need??

I would guess the mustang shocks would be best saved for 2" and higher lifts because anything lifted less than that would risk ejecting the springs under full droop. The shocks are the only thing that limit down-travel in the rear of a kick...

that is the right way to be looking at it- measure your movement and buys or make the parts that fit your application.
my rear shocks were|removethispart|@ $16 ea.

bzzr2
i agree re: dimensions. and how it is good to make friends w/local parts stores and machine shops.

found some old scribbles as i was making my decision.

here it goes:
stock= 12.125 compressed, 18.250 extended (6.125 span)
monroe 55845= 12.250 compressed, 20.125 extended (7.875 span)

looks like i went slightly less than 2" but longer span. must have been thinking |removethispart|@ spring spitting.
i now see i could have gone longer.
like mabe 34761= 13.125 compressed, 21.750 extended (8.625 span), but i forget what that was for......
mustang seemed light and i had to make a decision.

seems ok

mabe

just trying to help suzi the psychic get me fishing

BIG DOG; when i bought my mustang cheapo's they were roughly the same price, if i recall it was just shy of 60bucks CDN with taxes.  i physically compared them to the crown vics and f150 2wds, not as long as the f150s compressed and i don't think i actually extended the f150s after seeing the larger compresses size, it is however possible that the parts store guy provided me a different shock than others are using.. no way to know now.  the mustang shocks i purchased were longer when extended than the crown vics by a little more than an inch.  you should be good with what you ordered.  it would be great if you could measure them up and post the extended & compressed length with the part number for future reference!

will the cown vic shocks work on a stock 90 tracker.  And if so is there anything special that needs to be done to install them