adjusting height of vehicle

[poppet]

Hi
Has anybody altered the height of their vehicle by using the adjuster plates- if so - what kind of a job is it?
Thanks
Steve

[mike.perry]

It depends on how corroded the plates and bolts are.
You have to take the load off the rear arm, which may mean stripping the front end down

[bmcecosse]

The rear plates are for 'fine' adjustment - for more basic changes the front suspension lower arm is moved up or down one spline on the torsion bar.. Why do you want to adjust the height ? Do you want to raise it - or lower it ? All this advice of course only applies at the front - at the rear you can lift by fitting longer shackles (max extra length 1.5" = 3/4" lift) and in the unlikely event you want to lower the rear (most have sagged down anyway) then there are lowering blocks with longer U bolts available.