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Got a set of OG Classics and all four wobble, one being really noticeable and is dragging the bearings. Is it worth waiting for a warranty? Just checked the 97a conicals I've had for a while and they wobble too but not as bad as the new OG's, guess I didn't notice or care when I set them up.
I'm also having really bad wobble on a new set of radials, only a single wheel. Spitfire ignored my warranty claims (sent 2, a week apart) and instagram messages for 2 weeks so far. These things are stupid expensive in europe so I'm not gonna cut them any slack for this shit
Did you get yours replaced on warranty? I have 3 sets of spitfire that wobble,not cheap in Europe at all and spitfire doesn't reply at all. I can't understand how they can mess up like this s big wheel company. Luckily we have Bones Ricta and oj and many many more companies!
Nope, they never responded. But I kind of fixed it. Here's how:
I just sanded the bearing seat a lot, took out some material with a knife too. Then put in some old bearings+spacers, screwed the nut on as tight as possible and rolled around to break in the new bearing seat. Bearings got destroyed very quickly by that but it somehow actually worked. I can ride them now, but it still keeps me from buying spitfire again.
The shop where any of you bought Spitfire wheels from is where you should take them back to if you have any issues.
It is pretty simple really when you do that, they usually sort out new ones if the ones you have are faulty and are definitely covered under warranty for that sort of thing.
Just sending a message (that may never actually be seen) and then complaining about it on the internet really only leaves you short, but from being in a shop situation and knowing how distributors work, including those outside of the USA, it is definitely the best and fastest way to get a decent resolution for anything.
Not trying to be a dick, just trying to help explain how things work.
That said, yes there have definitely been more issues lately with Spitfire wheels, but the faulty set that came through my hands recently from a friend who didn't know what to do with them was replaced quickly and easily here in AU from the shop they were bought from.
There is no way whatsoever that this wobbly wheel would have taken a bearing and worked without a whole lot of effort, so as per anything that doesn't perform to expectations, warranty through the place of purchase is the correct course of action to take.