$300... what to do?

[V6Bob]

"curious about the physics behind that statement. A little body roll helps in low traction?"

It's complicated. Most things about suspension are, and most discussions about suspension here cheerfully ignore the complications.

The fitrst thing is that soft suspensions basically have better traction, since they allow the tire to follow the road better. The second thing is that the car has to be stiff enough not to bottom out. The third thing is that, at the front, wheel travel leads to undesirable changes in wheel camber. The fourth thing is that the shocks need to be able to control well whatever wheel travel you have. A good setup has to balance all these things out, and the relative importance of the things varies depending on how, where, and in what weather the car is being used.

The bottom line here is that, in the snow, you're not going fast enough to have much wheel travel, and so the first thing is the most important.

[CamaroGenerations]

I couldn't put it much better then v6Bob did. building a hotrod and a winter car at the same time can pose problems. For example wider tires perform real well on dry roads but you add some snow under those wide tires and you don't "cut" through the snow as well. The wider width displaces the cars weight over a larger area reducing an ability to "cut" through the snow and make contact with the pavement. Hope this helps if you need help just ask if I can't answer it I'm sure others can gl.

[rhodeymark]

I have 4 snow tires on the stock rims ready to go on in Dec/Jan for a couple months, but I am looking at getting the Bilsteins. For the bucks, just wanted to be sure they would improve the ride year round. Thx