Designed to accommodate easier garage door lifting.
Garage door springs stretched.
With up to 96 inches of overall length when stretched.
Garage springs are under an extreme amount of tension and either stretch or torque providing enough force to help you move the door.
There are two main kinds of residential garage door springs.
Let s say you re looking at a seven foot extension spring 25 x 42.
All springs are sold in pairs.
When they are extended they are stretched to potentially deadly force.
Extension spring containment cables are available and recommended.
Remember these springs lift a 400 pound door.
Heavy duty replacement extension garage door spring stretch spring 2 pack 90 pounds 4 4 out of 5 stars 167.
Prices for replacement garage door springs usually start around 69 00 installed.
There are several types of garage door springs to consider when replacing them.
27 x 48 springs for 8 foot doors.
That is much cheaper than a hospital bill.
Pair of 207 x 2 x 20 garage door torsion springs with winding bars 4 8 out of 5 stars 691.
This extension spring is used on a seven foot garage door.
By donald r a.
A spring rated at 50 s is more than enough to handle a 42 door.
Torsion springs and extension springs.
Just orders springs that are close to the length of the old springs preferably slightly smaller.
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It has a 25 inch relaxed or compressed length and a 42 inch stretched length which is how far the spring should be stretched when the garage door is closed.
Compensate by adjusting the lengths of the cables during installation.
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The length of the spring i critical since the old spring will have stretched some with age.