Zinc Full-Extension Soft-Close Slides for Drawers That Demand Both Capacity and Quiet

The Knape and Vogt 8450 series is a 26 inch full-extension side-mount ball bearing drawer slide with integrated soft-close damping, rated 100 lb per pair. The zinc finish blends cleanly into frameless and face-frame cabinet interiors, making it a practical workhorse choice for kitchen, utility, and shop drawers where quiet closing and honest load capacity both matter.

Key Features

• Integrated soft-close damping catches the drawer near the end of travel and settles it shut quietly, eliminating slam noise on loaded drawers.
• Full extension brings the entire drawer out to the cabinet face so rear contents are fully reachable.
• 100 lb rating per pair handles a fully loaded kitchen or utility drawer with capacity to spare.
• Non-handed design means both slides in the pair are identical, simplifying layout and installation on either side of the drawer box.
• Zinc finish on cold-rolled steel delivers reliable indoor corrosion resistance in a neutral, low-profile appearance.
• Poly-Pack packaging includes the pair with mounting hardware ready for single-drawer installation.

Where the 26 Inch Length Earns Its Place

A 26 inch slide suits deep kitchen base drawers, full-depth pantry pull-outs, and utility cabinet drawers where a shorter slide would leave contents pushed to the back. At full extension, the entire drawer box clears the cabinet opening, so nothing is hidden behind the frame. The soft-close damper is particularly valuable in drawers loaded with heavy cookware or tools, where an undamped closing cycle would slam the box home. The 1/2 inch side clearance per side is standard for this segment, so the drawer box is built 1 inch narrower than the cabinet opening.

Zinc Finish in the Cabinet Interior

Zinc plating is the segment's workhorse finish: it protects cold-rolled steel through years of indoor service without adding visual weight to the cabinet interior. On a 26 inch slide the members sit alongside the drawer box for the full depth of the cabinet, so a clean, neutral finish like zinc keeps the interior looking tidy rather than drawing the eye. This is an indoor finish suited to dry, climate-controlled environments — kitchens, offices, and shop cabinets. For outdoor, marine, or high-humidity applications, a stainless-steel slide is the right call.

Right Fit for Cabinet Shops and Professional Installers

The 8450 series sits in KV's FM soft-close line, which means the damping module has been tested beyond 50,000 cycles and meets KCMA, BHMA, and BIFMA performance standards. That makes it a straightforward spec for production kitchen work and commercial millwork where a reliable soft-close is expected by the client. Homeowners retrofitting a drawer run will find the non-handed design removes one variable from the install: pull the pair from the bag and both slides go straight to work on either side. The lever disconnect lets the drawer be removed for finishing or delivery without tools.

A Slide That Works as Hard as the Drawer It Carries

The KV 8450 series in 26 inch zinc brings full access, 100 lb capacity, and genuine soft-close damping to the deep drawers in your cabinet run — in a non-handed format that installs straight from the bag.