By Door Size · Updated 14 November 2026
9x7 Garage Door
Spring Cost
The 9 ft by 7 ft single-car door. What replacing its spring costs, how to tell which spring setup you have, and the questions that keep a quote honest.
Headline number: $110 to $360 installed to replace one torsion spring on a 9x7 single-car door; $145 to $520 if it has two torsion springs; $130 to $350 for a pair of extension springs. Parts, labor and service call included.
Our estimate, not a quote: spring prices from DDM Garage Doors and DIY Garage Door Parts, labor from Yelp's cost guide, all read 14 October 2026.
How we price this: Our ranges are estimates built from published inputs, not quotes: retail spring prices, the service-call and hourly rates in Yelp's cost guide, and job times from HomeAdvisor and Yelp. Low ends are rounded down and high ends up to the nearest $5. Sources, first read 13 October 2026 and re-read 14 October 2026: DDM Garage Doors, DIY Garage Door Parts, Yelp cost guide, HomeAdvisor, DIY Garage Door Parts, extension springs and DASMA, Safety Tips for Garage Doors. HomeAdvisor and Angi are both owned by Angi Inc., which pays this site a commission for quote requests. (Angi Inc. 2025 Form 10-K)
Show the arithmetic
- One torsion spring replaced (per spring; estimate from stated inputs; includes parts, labor, service call): $110 to $360. parts $35.38 to $157.94, plus labor $75 to $200 (a $75 to $100 service call covering the first hour, plus up to one more hour at $100): $110.38 to $357.94, rounded out to the nearest $5.
- Pair of torsion springs replaced (pair; estimate from stated inputs; includes parts, labor, service call): $145 to $520. parts 2 x $35.38 to 2 x $157.94, plus labor $75 to $200 (a $75 to $100 service call covering the first hour, plus up to one more hour at $100): $145.76 to $515.88, rounded out to the nearest $5.
- Pair of extension springs replaced (pair; estimate from stated inputs; includes parts, labor, service call): $130 to $350. parts 2 x $29.92 to 2 x $72.90, plus labor $75 to $200 (a $75 to $100 service call covering the first hour, plus up to one more hour at $100): $134.84 to $345.80, rounded out to the nearest $5.
- Labor and service call for one visit (per job; estimate from stated inputs; includes labor, service call, minimum labor): $75 to $200. $75 service call when the job fits in the first hour (HomeAdvisor: two springs in 30 minutes to one hour); $100 service call plus one more hour at $100 when it runs to about two hours (Yelp): $75 to $200.
Parts are priced at what the two suppliers charge the public. Installers buy for less and many mark parts up, and neither figure is published, so a quote's parts line can be higher than ours.
Wage check: The BLS puts the median mechanical door repairer (the occupation that includes garage door mechanics) at $26.79 an hour (May 2025). Wages are 70.0% of private-industry employer costs (June 2026), so that technician costs an employer about $38.27 an hour before the van, insurance, overhead and profit. Yelp's $40 to $100 hourly rate sits at or above that cost, which is what a billed rate should do. (BLS OEWS, 49-9011 Mechanical Door Repairers; BLS Employer Costs for Employee Compensation)
9x7 spring cost by setup
| Your door's springs | Installed |
|---|---|
| One torsion springspring lifts up to about 85 lb (the whole door) | $110 to $310 |
| One torsion springspring lifts about 85 to 120 lb (the whole door) | $110 to $350 |
| One torsion springspring lifts about 120 to 165 lb (the whole door) | $125 to $360 |
| One torsion spring, any weight we pricecheapest to dearest ready-listed spring | $110 to $360 |
| Two torsion springsboth replaced together, any weight we price | $145 to $520 |
| Two extension springspair, for a 7 ft door of 100 to 200 lb | $130 to $350 |
One spring lifts the whole door; on two, each lifts about half. Each torsion row runs from the cheapest to the dearest ready-listed 7 ft spring for that lift at DDM Garage Doors and DIY Garage Door Parts, plus one visit of labor on Yelp's rates, rounded out to the nearest five dollars. The extension row uses DIY Garage Door Parts' springs for 7 ft doors of 100 to 200 lb. All read 14 October 2026.
Which spring setup does your 9x7 have?
Stand inside with the door closed and look up. One spring on the shaft above the door: a single-spring system, where that spring lifts the whole door (see single spring system replacement cost). Two springs on the shaft: a two-spring system, where DASMA says to replace both together. Springs alongside the horizontal tracks instead: extension springs, priced on the extension spring replacement cost page, with the safety cable DASMA says each needs.
What decides the price on a 9x7
The weight the spring has to lift. A spring is sized to the door, and the heavier springs cost more: on our estimate one spring lifting about 120 to 165 lb costs $125 to $360, the top of the single-spring range. We found no manufacturer weight for a 9x7 door that we could verify, and DDM Garage Doors says published weights "are not reliable for ordering garage door springs"; it recommends that you "weigh your door, identify your cable drums, and measure your track radius." The wire sizes DDM lists for each lift are in the table on our torsion spring replacement cost page.
A 9 ft door has more panel than a 7x7 door of the same build, so it is heavier, but the price table is the same on both pages because it is set by the spring, not the door.
Cost breakdown on a 9x7 job
One torsion spring: the part is $35.38 to $157.94 at retail, and labor with the service call is $75 to $200 on Yelp's published rates (a $75 to $100 service call that "often covers an hour of work", then up to $100 an hour). Total $110 to $360. Two springs in the same visit: $145 to $520, because the second spring adds only its part.
Not in these figures: cables, rollers, a high-cycle spring, an after-hours call-out. Ask for each as a separate line. See spring and cable replacement cost and emergency repair.
Converting a 9x7 to two springs
If your 9x7 runs on one spring, the technician may offer to convert it to two. That is worth it when one spring is struggling to lift the door, which is a question of weight: ask what the door weighs and what the current spring is rated to lift. It is a different job from a spring replacement. We found no published conversion price we could verify, so get it quoted as its own line.
How long the spring lasts
DDM Garage Doors says standard residential torsion springs are designed around a minimum of about 10,000 cycles, and Prime-Line rates its extension springs at 10,000 cycles. A cycle is one opening and one closing, so a door used often wears out sooner. Longer-rated springs and the break-even sums are on the high-cycle spring replacement cost page.
What to ask the technician
- What does my door weigh, and what does the spring you are fitting lift?
- What wire size, inside diameter and length are you fitting?
- One spring or two: is the current setup right for the weight? If you suggest converting, what is that as a separate line?
- Will you check the balance of the door and the cables, and price any replacement as a separate line?
- What cycle rating is the spring, and what would a longer-rated one add?
- What is the warranty on the spring and on the labor, in writing? Yelp says common springs typically carry 1 to 5 years.
Do not try it yourself: DASMA says "spring systems are dangerous and should be repaired only by trained professionals."
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Frequently Asked
What does it cost to replace a spring on a 9x7 door?
$110 to $360 for one torsion spring on our estimate, parts, labor and service call included; $145 to $520 if the door has two torsion springs; $130 to $350 for a pair of extension springs. The spring the door needs, not its size, decides where in the range you land.
Should a 9x7 door have one spring or two?
It depends on what the door weighs. One spring has to lift all of it, and the heaviest ready-listed 7 ft spring lifts 165.5 lb at DDM Garage Doors and 158.3 lb at DIY Garage Door Parts. A door heavier than that needs two springs or one made to order. We found no manufacturer weight for a 9x7 door that we could verify, so ask the technician what yours weighs.
What wire size is correct for a 9x7 door?
Whatever lifts your door's actual weight on its drums and track, which is why no size can be given for a 9x7 in general. DDM Garage Doors says published door weights "are not reliable for ordering garage door springs" and recommends that you "weigh your door, identify your cable drums, and measure your track radius." The wire sizes DDM lists for each lift are in the table on our torsion spring page.
Why is my 9x7 quote higher than this range?
Our range is a spring and one visit. Common extras are new cables, rollers, a high-cycle spring or an after-hours call-out; ask for each as its own line. A quote far above $360 for one spring, or $520 for two, with no extras listed, is worth questioning.
Is a high-cycle spring worth it on a 9x7 door?
If the garage is your main way in. DDM Garage Doors says standard residential torsion springs are designed around a minimum of about 10,000 cycles. DDM's high-cycle prices are for a pair on one 16x7 door: $56.56 for 10,000 cycles against $83.10 to $112.38 for 27,000 to 54,000, so $27 to $56 more, parts only. A single spring on a 9x7 will differ; ask for it as a separate line.
FAQ sources, read 14 October 2026: DDM Garage Doors, torsion springs for 7 ft doors, DIY Garage Door Parts, 0.283 x 2 in. x 52 in. spring, DDM Garage Doors, door weights, DDM Garage Doors, high-cycle springs and Yelp cost guide.