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The GSlide G-Slide Series 20 inch full-extension soft-close ball bearing drawer slide brings damped, quiet closing to side-mount installations rated at 100 lb per pair. It suits any drawer where smooth travel and a controlled, silent close matter more than concealment.
A 20 inch slide pairs naturally with medium-depth cabinet runs: base cabinet drawers in a kitchen, utility drawers in a shop cabinet, or storage drawers in a laundry or garage unit where the interior depth lands in the 20 to 22 inch range. At full extension, the entire drawer clears the opening — the slide length and the travel are effectively the same on a full-extension design, so nothing stays hidden at the back. That reach is especially useful in a deeper base drawer loaded with pots, tools, or bulk supplies where digging past a stopped drawer wastes time on every trip.
The soft-close function earns its keep in high-use environments. A kitchen drawer opened dozens of times a day, a shared shop drawer that gets pushed shut one-handed, or a drawer in a common area where slam noise matters — these are the installations where the damper pays for itself over time.
The slide is cold-formed steel with a zinc finish — the working standard for side-mount ball bearing slides in indoor cabinetry. Zinc protects the steel members through everyday service without adding a decorative element; this is a functional finish on hardware that rides beside the drawer box, mostly out of sight once the drawer is closed. Side-mount placement means the slide is visible when the drawer is open, which is the tradeoff for the straightforward installation, honest load rating, and accessible price point that the side-mount format delivers.
Cabinet shops running production base cabinet work reach for a 20 inch soft-close slide when the spec calls for quiet closing without the cost or drawer-box constraints of an undermount system. Contractors retrofitting existing frameless cabinets find the non-handed format efficient: one part number covers every drawer opening on the run. Homeowners replacing worn or noisy slides in a kitchen remodel get a meaningful upgrade — damped closing on the same side-mount footprint as whatever is coming out. The 1/2 inch side clearance requirement is standard for this format, so the drawer box calculation is straightforward: build or size the box 1 inch narrower than the cabinet opening.
For face-frame cabinets, rear mounting support is needed at the back of the slide. Add the appropriate rear mounting brackets for face-frame installations — brackets for this series are sold separately.
Those are two separate measurements. The slide is 20 inches long when closed. Because it is full extension, the drawer member travels approximately the full slide length — the entire drawer clears the cabinet opening. Slide length and travel are the same ballpark on a full-extension design, but they are not the same spec.
It is a damper — true soft-close. The mechanism catches the drawer near the end of travel and slows it to a controlled, quiet close. It is not a self-close spring that simply pulls the drawer shut without damping.
No. The G-Slide design is non-handed, so both slides in the pair are identical. Order the quantity your drawer count requires — one pair per drawer.
The slide needs 1/2 inch of clearance per side between the drawer box and the cabinet interior. Build the drawer box 1 inch narrower than the opening to give each slide its required space.
It will, but face-frame construction requires rear support at the back of the slide. Add the appropriate rear mounting brackets for face-frame installs — these are sold separately and are series-specific.
The GSlide G-Slide 20 inch soft-close slide gives a production-ready answer to the most common request in residential cabinetry: full extension with a quiet, controlled close, on a non-handed side-mount platform that installs without complication.
Sold In: 1 Set
Quantity | Unit Price | Catalog | ||||
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Sold in: 1 Each |  GY4340RB Mfr# GS4340 RB | GSlide Rear Mounting Bracket, GS4340 RB |
