Zinc-Finished Over-Travel Drawer Slide for Drawers Under Overhangs

This is a 22 inch side-mount ball bearing drawer slide from Knape and Vogt's 8405 series, rated 100 lb per pair, with 1 inch of over-travel and a hold-in anti-rebound detent. The zinc finish is the working standard for side-mount ball bearing slides — functional, corrosion-resistant, and at home in any cabinet interior.

Key Features

• 1 inch of over-travel carries the drawer past the cabinet face, clearing countertop overhangs and deep face frames so rear contents stay reachable.
• Hold-in anti-rebound detent keeps the drawer firmly closed after a firm push, stopping it from bouncing back open.
• 100 lb weight rating per pair handles a fully loaded kitchen, office, or utility drawer.
• Steel ball bearings in full-length raceways deliver smooth, consistent travel from the first pull to the last.
• Non-handed design means both slides are identical — no left and right to sort, and either slide fits either side of the drawer.
• Zinc finish provides durable indoor corrosion resistance on a slide that sits mostly out of sight beside the open drawer box.

Where Over-Travel Solves a Real Problem

Standard full-extension slides bring the drawer to the cabinet face. That is enough for most cabinets — but under a countertop overhang or behind a thick face frame, the front of the cabinet blocks the last few inches of the drawer. The 8405's 1 inch of over-travel pushes the drawer member past the slide's nominal length, so the drawer clears the obstacle and the back of the box is fully in reach. This matters most on kitchen base cabinets with a counter that overhangs the cabinet doors, on drawers installed behind a deep face frame, and on utility or shop drawers positioned beneath a work surface. The hold-in anti-rebound detent rounds out the feature set: once the drawer is pushed shut, the detent holds it there. It does not pull the drawer closed like a spring, and it does not slow the close like a damper — it simply keeps the drawer from rebounding open after a firm close.

Steel and Zinc Built for Indoor Service

The slide members are cold-formed steel with a zinc electroplate finish. Zinc is the standard protective coating for side-mount ball bearing slides and handles the moisture and temperature variation typical of indoor cabinet environments. This is not a decorative finish — the slide runs beside the drawer box where it is rarely seen — but it is the right choice for any dry, interior application from residential kitchens to office furniture to shop cabinets. The poly-pack packaging delivers one pair per bag with mounting hardware included, ready for the bench.

The Right Drawer and Cabinet for the 8405

The 8405 fits the same installations as Knape and Vogt's standard 8400 series, with the added benefit of that extra inch of travel. It suits face-frame and frameless cabinet construction, works in kitchens, home offices, and light shop environments, and is sized for drawer boxes up to 24 inches wide. Build the drawer box with 1/2 inch of side clearance per slide — 1 inch narrower than the cabinet opening overall. In face-frame cabinets, the slide needs rear support; add matching KV rear mounting brackets, sold separately, to carry the back of the slide. This is a standard-class 100 lb slide, not a file drawer or heavy-duty product — for loads above that class, step up to the KV 8500 series.

Common Questions

Over-Travel Where the Standard Slide Falls Short

When a countertop overhang or deep face frame cuts off the last inch of access, the 8405's over-travel closes that gap — delivering a 100 lb, zinc-finished, non-handed slide that fits the same installation footprint as the standard 8400 series and adds the one feature the job actually needs.