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Garage Door High Lift & Vertical Lift Inquiry

Please note: If you have already raised your garage door tracks, or if you raised the tracks and your door doesn't work properly, please contact us. Filling out the inquiry form will not be necessary as we process these with different software.

The following form will walk you through the measurements and other information that is needed in order for us to quote a high lift conversion kit for your garage door. 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. This form will follow the first two sections of our High Lift Garage Door Conversion tutorial.

The purpose of high lift garage doors in residential settings is typically to allow a lift to be installed in the garage door that raises one car high enough off of the ground to allow for a second car to be parked under the first. Installation of high lift kits should only be performed by experienced do-it-yourselfers as it is a long process that is very dangerous.

Under most circumstances, you will be quoted prices for your custom high lift kit before submitting this form. If a spring pair cannot be immediately found or if your kit requires special calculations, the price of your kit will not be given as we will contact you shortly regarding the cost of your kit after performing further calculations.

If your ceiling height allows for more than 54 inches of high lift, you will have the option to convert over to commercial hardware for your high lift kit. If your ceiling height is at least twice your door height, you will have the opportunity to receive a quote for a vertical lift conversion kit.

We can also quote roof-line high-lift kits through this form, but if you want your door to open at more than 45 degrees from parallel to the garage floor, please contact us as your kit will need to be calculated manually.

Customers often have a number of questions when they consider a high lift conversion. Before filling out the inquiry below, we suggest you read our blog on High Lift Kit FAQs.

Please note: High lift orders are normally processed and shipped within a week if all of the information in the inquiry form is accurate. Unfortunately, only 10-15% of the inquiries submitted have accurate and complete information. As a result, 85-90% of the inquiries submitted will require weeks and possibly months to process. Reasons for delays include incomplete information, guesses at door weights, and failures to follow measurements related to the tracks, floor and ceiling. Inquiries are also being delayed because of inaccurate spring measurements. Please let us know if your spring lengths are the wound or unwound lengths, and we will adjust the door weight as needed. If you have questions about some of the information required, please contact us before filling out the inquiry. This will accelerate processing from inquiry to shipping of your high lift conversion kit.

Please bear in mind that once we have all the information, processing your order will normally require three to five days. The popularity of the high lift kits and the loyalty of our customers have required us to move employees around to support increased sales.

NOTE: The kit does not include tracks nor assembly unless you select them on the third page ahead. Most of our customers cut off the inside portions of their horizontal tracks to use for their vertical track extensions.

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• Please provide a description of your system.

Current Spring/Door System:	Standard Torsion Springs Extension Springs EZ-Set Torsion Springs TorqueMaster New Door Installation Other Edit
What track bracket are you using?	Bolted bracket Wayne Dalton Twistlock™ bracket
Door Width:	7' 8' 9' 10' 11' 12' 13' 14' 15' 16' 17' 18' 0" 1" 2" 3" 4" 5" 6" 7" 8" 9" 10" 11"
Door Height:	6' 7' 8' 9' 10' 11' 12' 13' 14' 0" 1" 2" 3" 4" 5" 6" 7" 8" 9" 10" 11"
Track Radius:	12" 15"
Current Spring: Enter door weight instead	" x " x Edit
Door Weight: Find weight from current springs	lbs
Note: If you do not have standard torsion springs, you must enter your door weight!

Find weight from current springs

• Please select a cable drum or press CANCEL to enter your door weight!
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• Unrecognized ID (inside diameter).
• Unrecognized wire size.

Cable Drum:

--Select-- 400-8 (APCO) 400-9 (APCO) 400-12 (APCO) ADH 400-8 ADH 400-13 D400-96 D400-123 D400-144 D400-156 DNS 4X-8 DNS 4X-13 OMI 8 OMI 12 WD-4 WD-4X

No. of Springs:

1 2

Spring One:

Spring Length (inches) '; 16\r\n 17\r\n 18\r\n 19\r\n 20\r\n 21\r\n 22\r\n 23\r\n 24\r\n 25\r\n 26\r\n 27\r\n 28\r\n 29\r\n 30\r\n 31\r\n 32\r\n 33\r\n 34\r\n 35\r\n 36\r\n 37\r\n 38\r\n 39\r\n 40\r\n 41\r\n 42\r\n 43\r\n 44\r\n 45\r\n 46\r\n 47\r\n 48\r\n 49\r\n 50\r\n 51\r\n 52\r\n 53\r\n 54\r\n 55\r\n 56\r\n 57\r\n 58\r\n 59\r\n 0\r\n 1/4\r\n 1/2\r\n 3/4\r\n Inside Diameter (ID) 1-3/4 2 2-1/4 Wire Size 0.1770\r\n 0.1875\r\n 0.1920\r\n 0.2000\r\n 0.2070\r\n 0.2187\r\n 0.2253\r\n 0.2343\r\n 0.2375\r\n 0.2437\r\n 0.2500\r\n 0.2625\r\n 0.2730\r\n 0.2830\r\n 0.2890\r\n 0.2950\r\n

Spring Two:

Spring Length (inches) 16\r\n 17\r\n 18\r\n 19\r\n 20\r\n 21\r\n 22\r\n 23\r\n 24\r\n 25\r\n 26\r\n 27\r\n 28\r\n 29\r\n 30\r\n 31\r\n 32\r\n 33\r\n 34\r\n 35\r\n 36\r\n 37\r\n 38\r\n 39\r\n 40\r\n 41\r\n 42\r\n 43\r\n 44\r\n 45\r\n 46\r\n 47\r\n 48\r\n 49\r\n 50\r\n 51\r\n 52\r\n 53\r\n 54\r\n 55\r\n 56\r\n 57\r\n 58\r\n 59\r\n 0\r\n 1/4\r\n 1/2\r\n 3/4\r\n Inside Diameter (ID) 1-3/4 2 2-1/4 Wire Size 0.1770\r\n 0.1875\r\n 0.1920\r\n 0.2000\r\n 0.2070\r\n 0.2187\r\n 0.2253\r\n 0.2343\r\n 0.2375\r\n 0.2437\r\n 0.2500\r\n 0.2625\r\n 0.2730\r\n 0.2830\r\n 0.2890\r\n 0.2950\r\n

Enter door weight

• Invalid door weight.

Door Weight:	lbs

Identifying your door/spring system

Extension Springs	EZ-Set	TorqueMaster

Bracket Type

Bolted flag bracket	Wayne Dalton Twistlock ™ flag bracket
Bolted jamb bracket	Wayne Dalton Twistlock ™ jamb bracket

Track Radius

Track Radius: Measure the radius of the curved portion of the horizontal track. This can be done by placing a level at the junction of the horizontal and vertical track, holding it level, and measuring the distance between the bottom of the the horizontal track and the level as shown. This is normally 12 or 15 inches.

See our Torsion Spring FAQs for more methods for determining your track radius.

Door Weight

All Doors/Systems: See our How to Weigh a Garage Door tutorial and video (link opens in a new window) for more information on how to properly weigh your door with an analog scale.

Standard torsion springs: You may be able to use your current springs and cable drum for determining the components of your high lift kit. The door weight is the more accurate measurement when done properly. If your cable drum does not match one of the drums in our list, you will have to contact us so we can determine your door weight based on our more complete cable drum charts that include drums that do not have a 4" radius. See our How to Measure Torsion Springs tutorial and video (link opens in a new window) for help measuring your springs.

Door System Details

• Please describe your system in 10 to 256 characters.

Please describe your springs and door system as best as possible below:

Click the above for more information for each field.