Garage Door Torsion Springs

At Broten Garage Door Sales, we stock various garage door torsion springs to meet your specifications. We also offer experts repair and installation services backed by a lifetime parts warranty and three year labor warranty on springs

What Are Torsion Springs?

Garage door torsion springs are essential components that store the power required to open your garage door. A torsion spring twists along its axis to accumulate energy and then uncoils to release its tension, exerting a rotary force to open the door. This spring design allows you to lift heavier doors with minimum effort and less wear and tear on the part.

The Benefits of Torsion Springs

Torsion springs are a newer garage spring system and feature numerous benefits that extension springs lack. Torsion springs are:

• Longer-Lasting: Since torsion springs consist of fewer parts than extension springs, they tend to last longer. Torsion springs also twist instead of stretching to generate torque, meaning the metal experiences less fatigue over time. Most torsion springs will last well over 5,000 cycles, translating to several years of use.
• Smoother: Torsion springs also allow for a much smoother operation than extensions springs, offering greater balance and more control when moving. Extension springs create a jerky movement as the doors open, which increases the likelihood that the door will break or fall out of alignment.
• Safer: Torsion springs are safer than extension springs, especially as they age. When extension springs break, they may break off from the garage door and injure anyone in the general vicinity. Torsion springs wrap around a central shaft so they won’t fly across your garage when they break.