High Cycle Garage Door Torsion Springs

High cycle springs are achieved with an increase in wire size length and diameter.

High cycle garage door torsion springs.

The wire size or gauge of coil becomes thicker. Winding bars are 18 in length and are also advised when winding and un winding springs. A torsion spring is a type of helical steel spring that is mounted on garage doors designed to provide torque. If there are multiple springs on your garage door we strongly recommend replacing both torsion springs.

We we offer a vast selection of wire and spring sizes and both left and right wind torsion springs. A cycle life is one open and close of a garage door. On average a 10 000 cycle rating can only give you a few years of service. If one garage door torsion spring is broken that probably means the other is about to fail which is why we recommend ordering replacement torsion springs in pairs.

The installation and the number of turns are the same as the existing spring. Get the exact springs you need to fix your garage door with our helpful spring wizard tool. Garage door torsion spring lasts 7 10 years based on average use. Looking for a specfic torsion spring.

A high cycle spring is a re engineered spring base on your existing spring measurements see steps 1 thru 4 creating a dimensionally larger spring. Because of this continual stress torsion springs typically only last for 12 000 15 000 cycles from the original door producer. As for the specs on high cycle springs the simple long and short of it is you will go up a wire size and add a few inches of spring length to convert to high cycle springs. And the inside diameter of the spring can increase.

What are high cycle springs. A high cycle spring is a re engineered spring base on your existing spring measurements creating a dimensionally larger spring. What is a high cycle spring. A high cycle spring has the same ippt inch pounds per turn or torque as the existing spring but has 50 less stress when fully wound lasting 2x longer.

Torsion spring s for torsion systems set above the garage door. This means your spring should hold up for approximately 10 000 turns of the coil which equates to the garage door going up once and down once. Higher lifespan cost effectiveness. For each individual spring we list the inch pounds per turn ippt and of turns to help you ensure that.

Did you know that torsion springs account for over 95 of the lift that is needed to raise a garage door. A high cycle spring has the same ippt inch pounds per turn or torque as the existing spring but has 50 less stress when fully wound lasting 2x longer. We have garage door torsion springs for any wire size or length up to 39 inches. All springs come with a free nylon center bushing.

The standard cycle life for a torsion spring on a garage door is 10 000 cycles. With our easy to use torsion spring selection tool below you can find the spring you need quickly and or accurately upgrade to a spring with more cycles. Do you need new garage door torsion springs. Just call to request a special order.

The amount of cycles you choose should depend on how frequently you operate your door. Garage door torsion springs are rated by cycle life.