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The Knape and Vogt 8655 series is a 20 inch side-mount ball bearing drawer slide rated 140 lb per pair, combining soft-close damping with 1 inch of over-travel so drawers under a countertop overhang or behind a deep face frame open all the way clear. The zinc finish blends with the steel cabinet interior and holds up through years of daily cycling indoors. Sold in bulk-pack quantity for cabinet shops ordering multiple pairs at a time.
In a kitchen with a countertop that overhangs the cabinet face, a standard full-extension slide stops at the case opening and leaves the drawer front tucked back under the overhang. The 8655's 1 inch of over-travel pushes the drawer member past that point so the front clears the lip and the entire interior is reachable. The same geometry helps in face-frame cabinets with a deep frame — the drawer travels far enough to expose what is at the back. The soft-close damper works independently on the closing stroke, catching the drawer before it reaches the frame and guiding it shut quietly regardless of how fast it is pushed in.
The slide is cold-formed steel with a zinc finish — the working standard for side-mount ball bearing slides in kitchen, utility, and shop cabinet builds. Zinc plating protects the steel members through typical indoor service without adding visual weight in the cabinet. This is a functional finish on hardware that sits beside the drawer box and is largely out of sight once installed. It is not a decorative finish and not rated for wet, exterior, or high-humidity environments.
Cabinet shops producing kitchen runs with standard countertop overhangs are the natural fit for this slide. The 140 lb rating covers a wide range of kitchen and pantry drawers without stepping up to a heavy-duty class slide, and the soft-close is integrated so no separate add-on component is required. The bulk-pack format supports volume installs where ordering by the pair for each job adds up quickly. This slide is also a sound choice for retrofit work — replacing an existing side-mount slide in a kitchen that already has an overhang and a noisy close is a direct swap to the same mount position, same 1/2 inch side clearance per side, and same 20 inch nominal length.
No. Twenty inches is the closed length of the slide. Because this is an over-travel slide, the drawer member travels the full 20 inch nominal length plus an additional 1 inch beyond that, for a total travel of approximately 21 inches. Slide length and drawer travel are two separate numbers.
No. Soft-close uses an integrated damper to slow and guide the drawer to a controlled, quiet close over the last portion of travel. Self-close uses a ramp or spring to pull the drawer shut without damping and can still produce noise. The 8655 is a soft-close slide: the damper does the work, not a spring.
No. The 8655 is non-handed — both slides in a pair are identical and each one fits either side of the drawer. Order one pair per drawer.
Side-mount slides in face-frame cabinets need support at the rear of the slide where the face frame sets the cabinet side back from the opening. A matching rear mounting bracket is required for face-frame installs and is sold separately. The bracket must be compatible with the 8655 series.
The source data does not state a maximum drawer width for the 8655 series. For width guidance specific to this series, consult the Knape and Vogt product specification sheet before building the drawer box.
When a countertop lip or a deep face frame is standing between the installer and full drawer access, the 8655 series resolves it with 1 inch of over-travel and adds a soft-close finish — all in a zinc steel package that holds up in the cabinet for the long run.
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