Nylon Vs Plastic Garage Door Rollers

If the thought of changing your garage door rollers every few years gives you a headache then stick with the steel rollers since you can get around 20 years out of them.

Nylon vs plastic garage door rollers.

Nylon rollers tires are typically quieter than steel roller tires. The best garage door rollers for most applications are the dura lift ultra life nylon garage door rollers. Nylon garage door rollers are quieter than steel rollers and much more durable than plastic rollers. And if you have nylon rollers paired with a screw drive opener.

Garage doors with nylon rollers glide up and down the track without making much of a sound. These are the most cost effective but also low quality ones and are often used by home builders who want to cut down costs. The drawbacks of plastic rollers is their limited durability. The sealed ball bearing design will make your garage door operate smoother and quieter while reducing stress on your automatic opener.

There are several factors that contribute why your garage door is noisy and it is proven that nylon tire rollers are better choice than steel tire rollers. All dura lift garage door rollers feature premium nylon wheels to reduce noise while opening and closing the garage door. These super quiet nylon rollers are rated at 155 000 cycles which is 15x longer than the standard roller. Nylon rollers also typically have 10 13 ball bearings inside which further mitigates noise levels.

Apart from nylon and steel garage door rollers there are also plastic ones. They will only last for a couple of years based on the weight of the garage doors. Nylon roller tires are more resistant to damage from rust due to moisture. Steel is a much harder material than nylon so steel garage door rollers will last a lot longer than their nylon counterparts.

They are quieter more durable and require less maintenance than steel rollers. From the standard 13 ball bearing roller dlr13 to the high weight and high cycle 6200zz bearing rollers we truly stock the highest quality rollers available on the market. By contrast steel rollers are noisy prone to corrosion and rust and require maintenance much more often.