Just noticed this.

Hasn''t been driven since I had the wheels off last week. About 4 inches higher.

Can't remember ever seeing that before. Presumably suspension or shocks are sticky and havn't settled normally.

Hoping it'll go away when driven.

Is it likely to indicate a serious issue?.

A damper can lock in place when badly worn, but normally when a spring goes the spring breaks/weakens and becomes shorter.

Sounds like you need a new shock, they don`t normally free off once they are stuck, I have not seen many do it and those I have will not move, others may know different

You could try jacking it up on suspension rather than jacking point and see if that jolts the shock back to normal, the weight of the car might be enough to do it, just a thought and might work?

You could try jacking it up on suspension rather than jacking point and see if that jolts the shock back to normal, the weight of the car might be enough to do it, just a thought and might work?

I was planning to try going over a speed bump a few times, though perhaps that could be damaging.

I'll try your suggestion if \I can see a suitable jack location point on the suspension.

I never actually use jacking points. For this I used a fairly substantial-looking subframe stylee part of the suspension, but perhaps it wasn't substantial enough and I distorted it enough to pinch a moving part. Looked OK though.

I'll have another look, though if that;s what happened I probably can't fix it now anyway.

A jack on the suspension should have the desired effect, whereas a speed bump is gradual as far as suspension is concerned, unless its a short sharp bump as supermarkets use

wouldn`t it be strange if a bump did something useful like free off a damper ;) wouldn`t moan about one ever again lol