High Cycle Garage Door Torsion Springs

The installation and the number of turns are the same as the existing spring.

High cycle garage door torsion springs.

What is a high cycle spring. Winding bars are 18 in length and are also advised when winding and un winding springs. 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.

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 is a re engineered spring base on your existing spring measurements see steps 1 thru 4 creating a dimensionally larger spring. Torsion spring s for torsion systems set above the garage door. We have garage door torsion springs for any wire size or length up to 39 inches.

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. 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. The amount of cycles you choose should depend on how frequently you operate your door. 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.

The wire size or gauge of coil becomes thicker. Just call to request a special order. High cycle springs are achieved with an increase in wire size length and diameter. 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.

Get the exact springs you need to fix your garage door with our helpful spring wizard tool. We can fulfill orders for garage door torsion springs longer than 39 inches upon request. A high cycle spring is a re engineered spring base on your existing spring measurements creating a dimensionally larger spring. 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. The length or coil increases. Garage door torsion spring lasts 7 10 years based on average use. 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.

Garage door torsion springs are rated by cycle life. A torsion spring is a type of helical steel spring that is mounted on garage doors designed to provide torque. Do you need new garage door torsion springs. On average a 10 000 cycle rating can only give you a few years of service.

A cycle life is one open and close of a garage door. And the inside diameter of the spring can increase. 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. Higher lifespan cost effectiveness.

By upgrading to high cycle garage door torsion springs you can double triple and even quadruple the life of your springs. Looking for a specfic torsion spring.