Lifting ERA Suspension...a lot!

[akimbeau2]

I recently retired and have moved down to a small seaside community in Baja Mexico halfway between La Paz and Cabo. My dilemma is what do I do with my ERA 289 Cobra. I recently saw a video of a Cobra that was modified for the Pikes Peak Hill Climb and was thinking about doing doing something similar to mine…lifting the suspension enough to get some nice sized all terrain tires on it. Nothing too big but enough to give me more ground clearance and traction for the dirt roads between my house and the highway. I guess it would end up more like a rally car than anything else. Has anybody seen or done this done with an ERA? I think it would be a cool looking conversion. My question is how much possible lift can I expect to get out of the ERA suspension? I have coil overs with enough shock travel, the car has a Jaguar rear end with inboard brakes. Do you think I can lift it a couple inches with just the coil overs and have enough rebound travel? I don’t plan on driving it hard, but would love to keep the Cobra and use it for the occasional fun ride up or down the coast. Thanks for your input.