Use the grid below to determine your correct replacement cable length for your garage door cables for doors using torsion springs only.
Garage door safety cable length.
Designed for garage doors.
Safety cables keep a broken garage door spring from sailing around the garage.
They are attached to the garage door track or wall near the stationary pulleys lace through the garage door springs and connect to the same support that the spring does.
For standard lift residential garage doors the cable length should be the door height plus 18 inches.
The necessary length of cable varies based on the door and the style of lift.
You will need some information before beginning.
There are open loop and thimble along with 5 16 3 8 and 1 2 spools.
Garage door cable length calculator.
They are similar to the garage door cables though usually lighter weight.
Garage door cable comes in multiple different spools and sizes.
Made of galvanized steel for reliability.
Regardless of the type of cable selected they should contain some sort of crimp to help the cable sit with the drum.
These garage door cables are for 7 or 8 tall torsion spring doors.
Vertical lift and high lift doors require longer cables than standard lift doors because of the positioning and style of the cable drums.
The overbuilt 8 ft.
1 your cable drum manufacture and part 2.
3 32 outside diameter quality galvanized garage door cables.
These garage door cables are sold in pairs you will receive two cables per order.
Garage door safety cable is made of galvanized steel and has a 1 8 in.