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The Hettich KA 5632 is a 12 inch full-extension side-mount ball bearing drawer slide with an integrated soft-close damper, rated 90 lb per pair. Built for compact cabinets and shallow drawers where quiet, controlled closing matters as much as load capacity, it brings damped-close performance to a short-slide application without any sacrifice in travel.
Shallow drawers in bathroom vanities, bedside tables, small base cabinets, and upper cabinet pull-outs are often underserved by the longer slides that dominate the side-mount category. A 12 inch full-extension slide opens a compact drawer box completely, and the soft-close damper pays off in exactly these settings — a bathroom vanity drawer closed quietly at night, a small kitchen spice pull-out that does not rattle the cabinet. The 90 lb per pair rating is also well above what these drawers typically carry, so the capacity is comfortable rather than marginal.
The slide is cold-formed steel with a zinc finish, the working standard for indoor side-mount ball bearing slides. Zinc plating protects the steel members through daily cycles in dry interior environments. The soft-close module is integrated into the slide body, not an add-on clip, so the damping action is consistent across the full service life of the slide. This is genuine soft-close — a damper slows the drawer to a controlled stop — not a self-closing ramp or spring detent.
The KA 5632 suits any installer or shop fitting compact drawers in frameless or face-frame cabinets where soft-close is specified. Frameless cabinets take the slide directly on the interior side panel using the standard hole pattern. In face-frame construction, rear mounting support is required at the back of the slide; add the appropriate series rear brackets, sold separately, before building the drawer box. Build the box 1 inch narrower than the opening to leave 1/2 inch clearance per side, match the box depth to the 12 inch nominal slide length, and the installation follows standard side-mount practice throughout.
It is a true soft-close slide. An integrated damper catches the drawer near closed and slows it to a quiet, controlled stop. There is no ramp and no spring assist — just damped closing. A self-close spring pulls the drawer shut; this slide does neither of those things. It closes under the drawer's own momentum, slowed by the damper.
The slide is 12 inches in its closed length. Full extension means the drawer member travels approximately that full length, bringing the entire drawer box clear of the cabinet face. Slide length and travel are two separate facts — full extension means the travel roughly matches the closed length, not that either number is the other.
No. The KA 5632 is non-handed, so both slides in the pair are identical. Order the quantity your drawer count requires without sorting for side.
The source data does not state a maximum recommended drawer width for the KA 5632. At 12 inches in length and in the standard cabinet duty class, these slides are sized for compact drawers rather than wide spans. Contact the sales team if you are fitting an unusually wide shallow drawer.
Yes, with the appropriate rear mounting support. Face-frame cabinets set the cabinet side back from the front frame, so the rear of the slide needs a bracket to carry it. Add the series-matched rear mounting brackets, sold separately, before installation. Frameless cabinets take the slide directly on the panel without additional hardware.
When the drawer is short, the soft-close still matters — the KA 5632 delivers full travel and damped closing in the 12 inch format that compact cabinetry actually needs.
Sold In: 1 Set
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Sold in: 1 Set |  HT9221508 Mfr# 9221508 | Hettich KA5632 16" Soft-Close Side Mount Full Extension 90 lb Ball Bearing Drawer Slide, Zinc, 9221508 | ||||
Sold in: 1 Set |  HT9221510 Mfr# 9221510 | Hettich KA5632 18" Soft-Close Side Mount Full Extension 90 lb Ball Bearing Drawer Slide, Zinc, 9221510 | ||||
Sold in: 1 Set |  HT9221512 Mfr# 9221512 | Hettich KA5632 22" Soft-Close Side Mount Full Extension 90 lb Ball Bearing Drawer Slide, Zinc, 9221512 |
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Sold in: 1 Set |  HT1134110 Mfr# 1134110 | Hettich KA5632 3-1/2" Rear Mounting Bracket, 1134110 |