KV 8455 16" Soft-Close Side Mount Over-Travel 90 lb Ball Bearing Drawer Slide, Poly-Pack, Zinc, 8455FMP 16

Zinc Ball Bearing Drawer Slides Built for Overhangs and Quiet Closes

The Knape and Vogt 8455 series is a 16 inch side-mount ball bearing drawer slide that pairs 1 inch of over-travel with an integrated soft-close damper, rated 90 lb per pair. It is the choice when a drawer sits beneath a countertop overhang or deep face frame and you still want it to close without a slam.

Key Features

• 1 inch of over-travel carries the drawer past full extension so the rear contents clear the cabinet face even under an overhanging countertop.
• Integrated soft-close damper catches the drawer near the end of travel and settles it shut quietly — this is damped closing, not a self-closing spring.
• 90 lb weight capacity per pair handles a fully stocked kitchen or utility drawer with room to spare.
• Zinc finish on cold-rolled steel members delivers reliable indoor corrosion resistance in a clean, neutral appearance.
• Non-handed design means one part number covers both sides of the drawer — no left/right sorting on the bench.
• 1/2 inch side clearance per side matches the standard side-mount ball bearing format, so the slide drops into existing drawer box layouts without recalculation.

Where Over-Travel and Soft-Close Work Together

Most kitchen drawers live under a countertop overhang. A standard full-extension slide brings the drawer to the cabinet face — but the overhanging counter lip is still in the way of the rearmost contents. The 8455's 1 inch of over-travel pushes the drawer past that point, making the back corner reachable without fishing around. Combined with the soft-close damper, the drawer opens fully and closes silently, a combination that earns its place in a finished kitchen where both function and noise matter. The same pairing works in a home office credenza, a built-in desk drawer under a hutch, or a mudroom bench with a deep face frame.

Steel, Zinc, and a Damper That Lasts

The slide members are cold-rolled steel with a zinc finish — the workhorse combination for side-mount ball bearing slides in indoor cabinetry. Zinc provides corrosion resistance for the life of the cabinet without the cost or visual weight of a specialty finish. The neutral tone reads as hardware, not a design element, which suits installations where the slide sits beside a painted or melamine drawer box. The soft-close module is built into the slide, not clipped on afterward, so the damping action is consistent from the first close to the thousandth.

Who Reaches for the 8455 Series

Cabinet shops finishing a kitchen that calls for quiet hardware and clean sight lines use the 8455 when they need over-travel but do not want to step up to a heavy-duty slide. Homeowners retrofitting a drawer under a deep granite overhang find the 1 inch extension solves the reach problem that a plain full-extension slide leaves behind. Designers specifying a built-in with flush, handle-less components appreciate that soft-close is already in the slide — no separate damper accessory to coordinate. This Poly-Pack ships as one pair, which works for single-drawer installs and for shops that order by the drawer rather than by the carton.

Common Questions

The Right Slide for Drawers That Live Under an Overhang

When a drawer sits beneath a counter lip and needs to close without a slam, the 8455 series delivers both answers in one zinc-finished steel slide — over-travel to clear the overhang, soft-close to settle it shut quietly.