Conventional Ramp Door Spring for 7' Wide Enclosed Trailer - Dual Spring - 120-lb Capacity

First package was delivered damaged, so it was refused. Contacted etrailer and they got one out immediately! Arrived packaged even better!!!1713178

Directions can be a little confusing, since I installed this on a she door, not a enclosed trailer. Left and right are painted and all was clear except on which way cable winds on drums, according to rep you wind it thru front unlike a garage door. Called to confirm because drums are labeled r and l but are reversed as your installing it,which prompted a call call.506038

Rachael H.

5/31/2018

Thanks for the follow up Brandon. This system is set up so that when you are in the trailer or shed in your case looking out of the down door, the end with the black cable drum and the red winding cone should be on your left. If you are not comfortable or experienced with the installation of torsion springs, it is highly recommended that a local garage door company complete the installation.

Product looks great very timely delivery and friendly service1751189

by: Ted10/19/2018

Works great on the ramp door that I built for a storage shed to keep golf cart in. 575900

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by: Zachary 12/16/2022

Trailer door extra welded extra heavy. This spring has worked great for a year so far, never pushed its limits but never didn’t trust it.1485507

by: Rick 12/03/2019

I installed this on a heavy fold-down ramp door that I made for hauling my Jeep in an enclosed trailer. The ramp was so heavy that I couldn’t hardly lift it by myself. I bought the dual spring model because I thought I needed it, but I don’t. One spring is all I needed. I can now lift the heavy ramp door with one hand.728987

Rick

12/3/2020

A year later and I’m still very pleased with this spring assembly. Has made my life much easier. Definitely would recommend this product.

I ordered the assist ramp lift because my ramp door was too heavy for me to lift by myself. After installing the assist lift correctly a 12 year old can lift the ramp door using only one hand. I recommend this product and the price is very reasonable for what you get with this company.337911

Charlotte P.

2/2/2018

Im very happy I purchased the assist ramp lift. It is still working great after a year of using it.

It’s not the one I wanted 1648234

This enclosed trailer door ramp spring pulley system is great. It is so smooth unlike the one that came wiyh my pace American trailer. Doesn't grind or squeek. Does exactly what it is supposed to for an outstanding price! Trust me, I did the research. I had to install by myself and it wasn't bad at all. Should have read the directions first so I had it turned around the wrong way. Lol. But it was a 2 minute fix to get back on track. I really am glad I found this.
Definitely would recommend. 232092

Great service 1663640

Yes, I know it is recommended for personnel whom have utilized a torsion spring before, but I am definitely on the stubborn side. Before I could contact my local garage door guy, I pulled this out of the box to see if I needed to make a modification. So, I shortened the bar. I then noticed that the old one had to come down. Then I happened to notice that the placement of the plate almost lined up to the old one. Two minutes later, I was too far in the installation to not finish this job myself. Total time it took me was 1hr45min. 15 of those minutes were spent unwinding the cables because I didn't read the directions to put it on with the ramp down. Other than that, it was a breeze. Customer service was also the most amazing experience ever. I called to make sure I was ordering the right part from Pace and they informed me that my trailer was to old and to go to a recommended dealer 30 minutes away. etrailers crack staff told me to go out and measure my trailer twice, to make sure it would fit. Voila, 2 minutes later, i knew I had the right part.480071

First off, Deborah was awesome to deal with and had the ramp door spring shipped super fast. Thank you!
I had never installed a torsion spring and this one took me two hours, including removal of the old one off a Pace cargo trailer. You might need to cut off part of the tube ends to fit your application. I put a grinding wheel on my skilsaw and chopped off 3 inches from each end. I used my existing mounts on the header and so I removed the ones on the new spring assembly...4 bolts. The mounting plates on the assembly are easy to slide to fit my application. Installation onto the header was very quick and easy. Again, four bolts that are a bit soft and easy to strip...I used my existing hardened bolts that were exact match in every respect...only harder alloy. The cables came next. I suggest using existing hardware if it's in good shape. The provided pins and cotter pin mount left too much slop at the ramp. Good bolts and a good locking nut was what I used and allowed for plenty of relaxed movement without compressing the eye of the cable end. Vise grips come in handy when rolling the cable on the drums as you'll want to keep the bar assembly from moving while loosening the drums to roll up the slack of the cables...tighten the two set bolts on each drum and you're ready to start winding the springs. Make sure the BLACK drum is mounted to your left while looking out from inside the trailer or the entire assembly will need to be flipped. I used some rebar for winding rods and ground them down a touch to fit easily inside the cavities of the spring winder. This worked well for me, but the proper winding rods are no doubt safer and should be used or simply get a professional garage door company to do the winding part and balancing for safety reasons. Once wound according to the instructions, lock the set bolts onto the rod and you can remove the winding rods. I used the top of my trailer to help hold the rod while tightening the set bolts...all the while holding another rod in the cavity for safety. From there, you will want to readjust your drums on the cables to get an equal amount of tension on each cable. One cable will likely be a lot tighter while the other relaxed upon rasing the ramp. With the door up and closed, loosen the drum set bolts on the LOOSE cable drum and spin it to get a tighter cable and lock the bolts back into place. Raise and lower the door a time or two and go back into the trailer with the door closed and readjust the drum that has cable slack until they are fairly equal.
That was it and other than the appeals for safety around the entire process, it was easy to do.
Unless you are used to working around stuff like this, I think having a garage door company wind the springs and adjust the drums would be money well spent to avoid any potential injuries. I doubt it would cost much because that part goes pretty quickly and they would have the experience to do it in about 15 minutes or so. 128509

Everything fit perfectly and worked as intended 715053

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The mounting plates are adjustable so there adjusted to fit my Pace 16' trailer perfectly. I had to install the cable pulleys backwards from what the directions called for and with the set screws facing the outside walls as well.

I installed mine with the door closed not open against what the directions say as well. When you put some tension of the springs with the door closed you must stretch out the springs some before using the set screws. If the springs are not stretched out some the door will barely open and stop because the springs will have to room to turn and expand.

The real trick is getting the cables wound up even and tightly. I needed my parts ASAP so I paid next day air which was very cheap for such a large part.190413

by: Butch01/05/2018

Bought this spring assembly for my 7x14 enclosed trailer ramp door. Delivery was quick and it fit perfect. Its been a full year and still working well. If i remember correctly a friend and I installed it in about an hour.465127

by: Frank R07/08/2020

The gate spring worked great and still is after a year. before I was lifting this gate
by hand. This gate is several hundred pounds. With this system I can lift it with
one hand with ease,well worth the money.830221

by: Robert Rolfe 07/28/2017

Best service ever, I was packing for an a tv trip and the spring broke as I closed the rampthree nights before leaving. Trailer saved my vacation big time by shipping quick and the video really helped a lot. Thanks etrailer411977

This was a good fit and a good price. 1593701

Product came in a timely matter through UPS. Installed it with no problem at all but you MUST read the instructions first so that you know what you're doing. Turned 38 quarter turns and then a few more (4) after that. Not sure if I should do a few more turns because the ramp door still takes two hands to close.330952

Laura E.

1/18/2017

Thanks for your review and your business, Jim. We recommend contacting a local garage door company to install this system.

I reinforced the rear ramp of my aluminum trailer and needed a bigger torsion spring set to compensate for the extra weight. The information I found on etrailer.com made it easy to choose exactly what I wanted.
The best part was the shipping speed. I ordered it Monday and received it by Wednesday.
Not only was it cheaper than the local trailer supply it was quicker.
Easy to install and works like a charm. 338107

Very easy to order, Quick deliver, the parts arrived in good condition even thogh the boxes was ripped open during shipping, I have not had time to install it yet o
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John A.

9/16/2020

Easy to install, work great. money well spent.

I've order many items from this company. First website is perfect very quick,also every item u may need with a item your ordering is shown (such trailer wiring connectors and so on) shipping is fast as we can ever ask. And all information for products is available including wiring diagrams and ext. Hands down great company.Just keep it up!!366978

by: Marty B07/07/2016

Item fit perfect and has function flawlessly after I installed it !! Thank you Etrailer !!269066

Marty B.

7/7/2017

Excellent no issues

Exactly what it says it is. Looks like a nice piece. Easy installation. Best deal on the internet. I searched for probably hours trying to find a better deal and you wont. They didnt have it in stock but ended up shipping it straight to me and I had it before they thought I would. Great Service. Very easy to work with. Will always come here and look for future trailer parts.487279

by: Michael S.01/25/2017

Good product for the price. Hard to adjust initially and it constantly needs adjusting. The spring tension loosens up after about a dozen cycles. It does work good and the quality of the rest of the assembly is good. Would buy the product again.335493