have you looked into k-sport coilovers? they offer a gravel setup for stage rally and the 3-4 people ive talked to that are running them are very happy with the setup. one guy I spoke with had 3 seasons of stage rally without any issues at all and he typically does 5-6 events per year. that's roughly 5-600 miles at wide open throttle on beatdown dirt roads up to 80mph on some stretches. imho, that's a serious coilover considering the roads these guys run on are absolute garbage by the end of an event. ill likely be going this route with our wagon when we go down that ave. theres no crv specific applications, but they offer for the 94+ integras which should be a direct bolt in. their site says that the setup will lift your vehicle right from the get go, but not sure that would be the case for the crv if what I read earlier in this thread that Honda lifts it a bit from the factory for the 01's is the case. either way, might be something to look into. the 4.5k spring rate might be enough to keep form having a saggy *** loaded up as well. no idea what the stock spring rate is for the crv's, but that's got to be considerably more than stock rates, lol.
as far as body lifting like the subys, not sure that's really an option for the Hondas. however, you should be able to lift as far as you feel comfortable doing so with suspension. my only concern would be axle angles as you mentioned earlier. camber is easily corrected with aftermarket options. if you do body lift, make sure you clock the rear trailing arm bushings. those don't last for **** as it is, having that extra stress would kill them even faster if you lift and don't clock it.
