Anything less than 12 inches will make it impossible.
High lift garage door drums.
This is a project that suits experienced mechanics.
500 lbs max cable thickness.
54 capacity per drum.
The cable drum should be cast on an aluminum alloy and it should have an end bearing plate just.
Garage door drums come in a variety of sizes that are dependent on the eight of the garage door and the amount of high lift for the door.
When the garage door is closed the cable is farther from the shaft.
As the door opens the cable wraps up on the drum and comes closer to the shaft see how vertical lift and high lift garage doors work pictured to the right is the 11 vertical lift cable drum vertical lift cable drums come in three outer diameters.
Each drum offers a maximum lift height of 54 inches and a rated lifting weight of 275 pounds per drum.
These garage door cable drums for high lift garage doors model no.
19 6 max high lift.
Apco 5250 54 dns 54 omi 54hl overhead td 11 cable length.
400 54 fit high lift garage doors as tall as 9 feet.
Here s a complete guide to high lift conversions for the standard garage door.
In other words if you want a high lift garage door installation you need to make sure that you have at least a foot of clearance on top of your desired clearance height.
The drums are the.
High lift conversions tend to be very complicated in nature.
This extra foot of clearance also allows for the installation of the spring bar springs end bearing plates and drums.
Garage door cable drums 400 12 standard lift 12 1 cable 375lbs drums garage door cable drums for high lift doors d525 54 pair garage door cable drums 1 pair up to 8 high doors 400 8 new.
Average diy ers should avoid doing this on their own.
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 conversion is a modification to an existing garage door s operating components to open at a higher level within the garage space.
Maximum door height.
Your order includes both a left and right side cable drum for one low price br br you can use these parts to repair your high lift garage door system or.
Floor to shaft center 66 minus amount of hi lift.
This conversion is accomplished by adding new tracks new springs new drums and new cables all while utilizing your existing garage door.
The closer the drums are to the top of the door the more cable there will be to wrap on the drums.
The size of the lift cable will also affect the drum size.
3 16 drum compatibility.
For example the cable on a door with 54 inches of high lift will wrap only half way around the outer groove of the drum.
The same cables are used on a door with 54 of high lift as on a door with 12 of high lift.
