High Lift Garage Door Spring Calculator

If you need a shaft to convert to a high lift system we recommend buying a shaft locally from a steel supply center or a steel scrap yard.

High lift garage door spring calculator.

This form will follow the first two sections of our high lift garage door conversion tutorial. Door weights 150lbs and under will be shipped with 1 high cycle life torsion spring. It makes better use of the vertical space in your garage and gives you at least 12 15 more headroom in your garage by moving the garage door track closer to the ceiling. A high lift garage door extends your garage door s track so that the door hugs the wall and goes up higher before the horizontal curve.

The cable drum can be found after the end of the spring assembly. Rules and formulas door weight. Weighing your garage door is the best possible way to determine the proper springs needed for the door. The cable drum should be cast on an aluminum alloy and it should have an end bearing plate just beyond it.

We will use the corrispoding weight you ordered to customize the perfect spring s to balance your garage door. Measure the distance from the top of the closed door to the bottom of the horizontal track. Video credit to suzukas2000. High lift kits increase the vertical rise of the garage door so that the door reaches the horizontal track closer to the ceiling than with a standard lift garage door.

Here s a complete guide to high lift conversions for the standard garage door.