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The Knape and Vogt 8655 series is a 22 inch side-mount ball bearing drawer slide rated 140 lb per pair, combining a 1 inch over-travel extension with integrated Force Management soft-close damping. It is built for drawers in kitchen cabinets, workstations, and utility casework where a countertop overhang, deep face frame, or similar obstruction limits rear access at standard full extension.
A standard full-extension slide brings the drawer to the cabinet face — but when a countertop overhangs the opening, the rear of the drawer is still blocked. The 8655's 1 inch of over-travel carries the drawer box past that obstruction, making the back of the drawer genuinely reachable. The same benefit applies in cabinets with a deep face frame or in under-desk installations where the knee clearance cutout shortens the usable opening. At 140 lb per pair, the capacity also covers heavier loads — think a drawer stocked with heavy cookware, shop supplies, or dense file materials — without the buyer stepping up to a specialty file slide.
The slide members are cold-formed steel with a zinc plated finish, which is the working standard for side-mount ball bearing slides in dry indoor environments. Zinc provides reliable corrosion resistance through years of daily cycling indoors. This is a functional finish; it is not a decorative or stainless-steel coating, and the slide sits alongside the open drawer box rather than being concealed. The Bulk-Pack format ships the slides loose in a carton, suited to cabinet shops and contractors ordering at volume rather than retail quantities.
The 8655 series is a practical choice for kitchen cabinet installers and remodelers who regularly encounter countertop overhangs, and for shop and office furniture builders working with under-desk or under-worktop drawers. The 140 lb class suits installs that fall between a standard 100 lb kitchen slide and a dedicated heavy-duty file slide — a range that covers most residential kitchen drawers and medium-duty shop or utility cabinet work. The non-handed design keeps the installation straightforward: both slides in a pair are identical, so there is nothing to sort on the bench. For face-frame cabinet installations, rear mounting brackets are required to support the back of the slide; these are sold separately and are series-specific.
No. The 22 inch figure is the closed length of the slide. Because this is an over-travel slide, the drawer actually travels past its nominal length — the drawer member extends the full slide length plus 1 additional inch.
The 8655 requires 1/2 inch of side clearance per side. Build the drawer box 1 inch narrower than the cabinet opening to leave the correct gap for each slide.
Damped soft-close. The Force Management damper catches the drawer near the end of closing travel and slows it to a quiet stop. It is not an undamped spring self-close.
No. The 8655 is non-handed — both slides in a pair are identical and fit either side of the drawer without modification.
The source data does not state a maximum drawer width for the 8655 series. Consult the Knape and Vogt installation guide or contact the manufacturer for drawer width limits before specifying wide drawer applications.
When the application calls for quiet closing and a drawer that genuinely clears an obstruction at full open, the 8655 covers both without requiring a specialty slide for each need. Match the 22 inch length to the cabinet's interior depth, build the box to the 1/2 inch clearance, and add rear brackets for face-frame work — the rest installs like any side-mount ball bearing slide.
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