King Slide 18" Soft-Close Side Mount Full Extension 75 lb Ball Bearing Drawer Slide, Zinc, 280-973

Zinc Side-Mount Soft-Close Slide for Quiet, Everyday Drawers

This King Slide 18 inch full-extension side-mount ball bearing drawer slide brings integrated soft-close damping to standard kitchen, bath, and utility cabinet drawers. Rated 75 lb per pair and finished in zinc, it suits the steady daily-use drawer that needs to close quietly without extra hardware or mechanism changes.

Key Features

• Integrated soft-close damper catches the drawer near the end of travel and settles it shut silently — no slamming, no secondary hardware needed.
• Full extension brings the entire drawer clear of the cabinet opening so nothing hides at the back.
• 75 lb weight rating per pair covers a fully loaded everyday drawer, from pots-and-pans to bathroom supplies.
• Non-handed design means both slides in the pair are identical — no sorting left from right at the bench.
• 1/2 inch side clearance per side fits the industry-standard drawer box sizing formula.
• Zinc-finished steel construction provides lasting indoor corrosion resistance for a slide that lives inside the cabinet.

Where This Slide Earns Its Keep

The soft-close feature matters most in drawers that get touched dozens of times a day — the silverware drawer, the junk drawer, the bathroom vanity bottom — where a hard close becomes noise you hear across the house. Because the damper is built into the slide itself, there is no separate add-on to align or adjust after installation. The 18 inch slide length suits standard base cabinet drawer boxes running roughly 16 to 18 inches deep, and full extension means the whole interior is reachable at full open, not just the front two-thirds.

Steel, Zinc, and the Details That Last

Cold-formed steel members carry the load and give the slide its rigidity over years of cycling. The zinc finish is the indoor workhorse of this category: it resists surface oxidation in normal cabinet environments and keeps the steel from corroding behind a closed drawer front. Zinc is a functional finish, not a decorative one — the slide sits hidden beside the drawer box where it does its job quietly.

The Right Buyer, the Right Box

This slide is well suited to residential kitchen, bath, and light office cabinet work where soft-close is specified but the drawer does not carry unusually heavy loads. Cabinet shops running production on residential kitchens will find the non-handed design speeds up the bench — pull two slides from the box and install without checking orientation. Homeowners retrofitting a noisy drawer can swap in this slide without changing the drawer box, provided the current box already leaves 1/2 inch of clearance per side. For face-frame cabinets, rear mounting support is required at the back of the slide; series-matched rear brackets are sold separately. For drawers that need to carry more than 75 lb per pair, step up to a higher-rated slide in the same mount format.

Soft-Close Performance, Straightforward Install

For residential and light commercial drawers where a quiet close is the goal and the load stays within the 75 lb per pair rating, this King Slide full-extension soft-close drawer slide delivers the feature set without the complexity — one standard mount position, one clearance dimension, and a damper that works the first time the drawer is pushed shut.