do i raise or lower ride height to get more

we may have different bushings...mine are 2 piece poly and they only go in one way. i wouldn't change the lower arm setup...like i said, my bushings pushed the lower arm back at the spindle end because they are too thick, and it has the inner bushings on the lower arms twisted and they look like they're in a bind.
i'm going to take my strut arm bushings out and cut about 1/4" from them to get the lower arms straight with the inner bushings. THEN i'm going to work with height/alignment to be sure the tires don't rub.