900 classic tyres grinding? You need AIR ASSISTORSAre your tyres grinding in the arches? You have 16" rims?Then this could well be the answerThese airbags fit inside your rear springs and you blow them up with a compressed air gun (such as the one used for pumping up your tyres)So under normal circumstances you have a small amount of air in (to help you over those speed bumps) but when you have 4 passengers or a good load in the boot you pump additional air in. When you're done you let the air back out to your standard setting.They are a reasonably easy installation, drop the rear wishbones, pull the spring and insert the bag and reinsert the spring and bolt the wishbone up. Then choose an accessible place for the airline to enter the boot space.They're remarkably similar to the OE original ones supplied by the dealers in the 80's as seen in the accessory picture I have scannedIn truth it's best done with some new springs but they'll extend the life of your old ones.They cost £150 per pairReplacement turbo (not 16S but 20mm lower than 900i) springs are £40 each16S springs (30mm lower than standard 900i) are £140 for a set of 4Having fitted them to my T16S I would say that they are a " must " to fit. Benefits includeBetter load handling when fully loadedThey stop the car from dropping on it's haunches during acceleration.. improving tractionThey limit the dive on the front springs when braking hard improving brakingThey do all this whilst maintaining decent comfort because the air spring works on significant compressionleaving the spring in softer mode for the first part of its' travelYou're welcome to try mine out if you're local to me
Air spring assistors for classic 900 and 9000 and 9000 cse cde
£185.00Price