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The Knape and Vogt 8655 Series is a 28 inch side-mount ball bearing drawer slide rated 140 lb per pair, combining soft-close damping with 1 inch of over-travel — the combination that keeps drawers under countertop overhangs and behind deep face frames fully accessible and quietly closing.
A countertop overhang is the classic case for over-travel: without it, the drawer stops at the cabinet face and the front edge of the overhang blocks access to the rear contents. The 8655's 1 inch of travel past full extension clears that gap. Pair that with soft-close damping and the result is a drawer that glides all the way out and returns quietly — without the slam that comes from a loaded drawer on a standard free-travel slide. This slide is equally useful behind a deep face frame, where that extra inch of clearance turns a drawer that needs to be fished into one that presents its contents cleanly.
The 8655 series is built on cold-rolled steel with a zinc finish. Zinc is the practical standard for side-mount ball bearing slides in cabinet and shop work: it resists the surface corrosion that comes from handling and humidity in normal indoor environments. This is a functional finish on hardware that sits beside the drawer box — mostly out of sight once the drawer is closed. The bulk-pack format suits cabinet shops and contractors ordering in volume rather than one pair at a time.
The 8655 in zinc is a natural fit for production cabinet shops building kitchens with standard or raised-panel doors over frameless or face-frame boxes, where countertop overhangs are the rule rather than the exception. At 140 lb per pair, it handles the heavy end of residential kitchen drawer loads — pots and pans drawers, deep pantry pull-outs, and loaded utility drawers — without stepping up to a fully separate heavy-duty product class. It also suits contractors retrofitting existing cabinets where the drawer clears the opening but bumps the counter apron at full open. The non-handed design and bulk-pack quantity keep installation moving without hand-sorting slides or counting out smaller pack quantities.
No. 28 inches is the closed length of the slide. Because the slide is over-travel, the drawer member extends beyond that — approximately 28 inches plus 1 inch of over-travel. Slide length and drawer travel are two separate specs.
The 8655 requires 1/2 inch of side clearance per slide. Build the drawer box 1 inch narrower than the cabinet interior opening to give each slide its full clearance.
Yes, but face-frame installations need rear support since the cabinet side sits back from the face frame. Add the compatible rear mounting brackets — sold separately — to support the back end of the slide. Brackets are series-specific, so confirm compatibility before ordering.
No. Self-close uses a spring to pull the drawer shut. This slide uses a damper: it catches the drawer near closed and slows it to a quiet, controlled finish. There is no spring assist — the damper only slows the close, it does not pull the drawer home from a distance.
This SKU is packaged as a bulk-pack. Confirm the quantity per pack on the product detail page's spec block before ordering for a multi-drawer project.
When the drawer has to clear a counter overhang and close quietly under daily load, the 8655 in zinc handles both without requiring two separate slide types — straightforward to spec, straightforward to install.
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