Safety cables keep a broken garage door spring from sailing around the garage.
Garage door safety cable length.
Garage door cable comes in multiple different spools and sizes.
The overbuilt 8 ft.
Vertical lift and high lift doors require longer cables than standard lift doors because of the positioning and style of the cable drums.
The necessary length of cable varies based on the door and the style of lift.
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.
1 your cable drum manufacture and part 2.
Use the menu to choose 7 or 8 foot.
Regardless of the type of cable selected they should contain some sort of crimp to help the cable sit with the drum.
Made of galvanized steel for reliability.
You will need some information before beginning.
Use the grid below to determine your correct replacement cable length for your garage door cables for doors using torsion springs only.
Garage door lift cable.
These garage door cables are sold in pairs you will receive two cables per order.
They are similar to the garage door cables though usually lighter weight.
It has 7 strands with 7 wires per strand for strength and durability and an end to end tensile strength of 1 400 lb.
There are open loop and thimble along with 5 16 3 8 and 1 2 spools.
Garage door cable length calculator.
These garage door cables are for 7 or 8 tall torsion spring doors.
Garage door safety cable is made of galvanized steel and has a 1 8 in.