I guess I haven't owned any garage doors that had torsion springs on them for more than a couple years. My experiences have been swapping out the traditional with the torsion, and then I have moved in just a few years. I have had springs break in the middle of the night too, it seems the way the go (from what I hear many have had that happen) -----Original Message----- From: elky-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:elky-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jared Ryan Sent: Friday, September 04, 2009 12:56 PM To: elky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [elky] Re: 2WD vs. 4WD Truck Torsion springs do break. ;-) They usually do so on a cold, rainy morning when you're already running behind to leave for work or school. While I agree that they are reliable, they are not pleasant when they do break, and they are very dangerous to change. I try to make it a point to never walk under a door while it is either opening or closing, because that is the most likely time for a spring to break, though the last broken spring I encountered happened while the door was closed, overnight. I'm actually less familiar with the "traditional" springs (though I have seen them) than torsion springs. I guess it's because most houses I've been in have been built in the late '70s or later. On Fri, 4 Sep 2009 12:50:20 -0500, "Mongar, Brian" <Brian.Mongar@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > That's a smokin price. If you buy a door, I love the torsion springs, you > install them and they stay put and don't break. Traditional garage > door springs are a PIA! And dangerous, well at the very least to a > paint job in > the middle of the night. Rules: Please play nicely with others. -List members page (text & pic links): http://www.myelcamino.net/eclist.htm -List members page (all pics): http://www.myelcamino.net/ec_list.htm Rules: Please play nicely with others. -List members page (text & pic links): http://www.myelcamino.net/eclist.htm -List members page (all pics): http://www.myelcamino.net/ec_list.htm