chassis reinforcement plate removal question

[Meir]

Originally Posted by Viper10000

Hello everyone, I tried searching on here but was unable to find an answer. The question is... Can the chassis reinforcement plate under the transmission be removed without taking the weight of the car off the rear wheels? The reason I am asking is because I have the car on a 4 post lift and can easily remove that reinforcement plate. However, I'm not sure what negatives would come of that. Anyone ever do this this way? The car is an '02 base 5spd manual.

For my understanding, it will take the rear suspension out of alignment.
From expiriance I can tell you it will be very hard to take it off.
Even when the car is suspended in the air with the wheels off, I use ratchet strap to get the screws/studs aligned, for easy removal and assembly.