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The Knape and Vogt 8655 series is a 24 inch side-mount ball bearing drawer slide that combines soft-close damping with 1 inch of over-travel, rated 140 lb per pair. It is built for kitchen and utility drawers that sit beneath a countertop overhang or behind a deep face frame, where a standard full-extension slide stops short of giving real access to the back of the drawer.
The typical kitchen drawer under a stone or solid-surface countertop runs into a specific problem: the overhang eats the last inch of useful travel on a plain full-extension slide. The 8655's 1 inch over-travel solves that precisely — the drawer pushes past the cabinet face far enough that a hand can reach the back without pulling the whole box out. Add the soft-close damper to that extra travel and the result is a drawer that opens to full access and settles shut quietly every time, even when the drawer is loaded with pots or heavy pantry stock. The 140 lb rating per pair backs that up in practice.
The slide members are cold-formed steel with a zinc finish — the working standard for side-mount ball bearing slides in cabinet and shop environments. Zinc plating provides reliable indoor corrosion resistance without adding cost or thickness to the profile. The finish is functional rather than decorative; once the drawer is installed the slide sits beside the box and stays out of sight. For applications where a colored or contrasting finish matters, other variants in this series are available. For standard cabinet interiors where durability and smooth travel take priority, zinc is the right call.
Cabinet shops running production kitchen work will find the Bulk-Pack format practical — the quantity is sized for volume installs rather than one-off pulls. Kitchen installers specifying hardware for stone-top kitchens get the over-travel distance that clears typical overhang depths. Renovation contractors replacing slides in existing face-frame cabinets get a side-mount slide that needs only 1/2 inch of clearance per side and is non-handed, so the same part goes on either side of the drawer. Homeowners tackling a kitchen refresh get the same soft-close performance and 140 lb capacity used in professional installs. For face-frame cabinet applications, rear mounting brackets are required to support the back end of the slide and are sold separately — brackets are series-specific, so confirm fitment before ordering.
No. The 24 inch figure is the closed length of the slide. Because this slide is over-travel, the drawer member extends approximately 24 inches plus 1 additional inch past that — but slide length and drawer travel are separate specs. Match the 24 inch slide length to your cabinet's interior depth when sizing.
Soft-close uses an integrated damper that catches the drawer near the end of travel and slows it to a controlled, silent close. Self-close uses a ramp or spring that pulls the drawer shut but applies no braking — it can still slam under load. The 8655 is soft-close: damped, not spring-only.
This slide 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.
No. The 8655 is non-handed — both slides in a pair are identical, and either one fits either side of the drawer.
No. Face-frame installations require rear mounting brackets to support the back end of the slide, and they are sold separately. Brackets are series-specific, so verify compatibility with the 8655 series before adding them to your order.
When the job calls for a drawer that opens past the overhang, closes without a slam, and carries a real load, the 8655 delivers all three in the zinc finish most cabinet shops already stock for standard production work.
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