Zinc-Finished Ball Bearing Drawer Slide for Clean, Long-Running Cabinet Work

This is a 20 inch full-extension side-mount ball bearing drawer slide from Knape and Vogt's 8417 series, rated 100 lb per pair, with a hold-in detent that keeps the drawer closed until pulled. The zinc finish is the workhorse standard for interior cabinet work — functional, corrosion-resistant, and unobtrusive beside the open drawer.

Key Features

• Full extension brings the entire drawer out to the cabinet face so nothing hides at the back.
• Hold-in detent catches the drawer at close and holds it firmly shut until intentionally pulled — no bounce-back, no drifting open.
• 100 lb rating per pair handles a fully loaded kitchen, utility, or shop drawer.
• Steel ball bearings in full-length raceways deliver smooth, consistent travel across the full 20 inch length.
• Non-handed design means both slides are identical — no left/right sorting at the bench.
• Zinc finish protects steel members through years of indoor service without adding visual weight beside the drawer box.

Where This Slide Earns Its Place

Full extension is the right spec wherever the contents at the back of the drawer actually need to be reached — pots-and-pans drawers, utility pulls, tool storage, and kitchen base cabinets all benefit. At 20 inches, this slide length suits standard kitchen and bath base cabinets with the interior depth to match. The hold-in detent adds quiet reliability in higher-traffic drawers: a firm push seats the drawer and keeps it there until the next pull. That behavior suits shop environments where vibration or a careless bump could let a plain free-rolling slide drift open, and it suits kitchen cabinets where a secure-close feel matters without the cost of a damped mechanism.

Construction and Finish

Cold-formed steel members with a bright zinc electroplate make up the slide's three-member telescoping body. Zinc is the segment's standard corrosion-resistant finish for interior applications — it is a practical, durable coating suited to dry indoor cabinetry, not a decorative or stainless finish. The zinc on this series sits in the background visually, which is exactly right for a side-mount slide that will be visible only when the drawer is open. This SKU ships in a poly-pack, one pair per package.

Who Specifies the 8417 Series

Cabinet shops running standard kitchen or bath programs reach for the 8417 when they want a hold-in detent at the 100 lb class without paying for soft-close hardware. Contractors installing utility and laundry room cabinetry value the secure-close detent in drawers that see rough use. Homeowners doing a drawer replacement or upgrade get the benefit of a non-handed slide that installs without puzzling over left and right versions. KV recommends a maximum drawer width of 24 inches with this series; build the drawer box 1 inch narrower than the cabinet opening to leave the required 1/2 inch of side clearance per slide. In face-frame cabinets, add the matching KV rear mounting brackets, sold separately.

A Reliable Zinc Slide Ready to Install

The KV 8417 series in 20 inch zinc delivers full extension, a 100 lb rating, and a hold-in detent in the format cabinet shops and contractors reach for by default — non-handed steel ball bearing slides that go in straight and stay put.