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This 24 inch full-extension side-mount ball bearing drawer slide from Fulterer's FR 5001 ECD SMT series brings integrated soft-close damping to a standard side-mount format, rated 100 lb per pair in a zinc finish that blends into the cabinet interior.
A 24 inch slide suits deeper cabinet runs: base cabinet drawers with 22 to 24 inch drawer boxes, utility and pantry pull-outs, and shop drawers where the full interior depth needs to be reachable. Full extension means the entire drawer clears the cabinet face at full open, so nothing is buried behind the frame. The soft-close damper is an integrated part of the slide mechanism, not a separate add-on, so it works consistently across the life of the installation without adjustments. This is a true damped close, not a self-closing spring ramp: the drawer is caught and slowed over the last portion of travel, landing silently rather than snapping shut.
The slide is cold-formed steel with a zinc finish — the working standard for side-mount ball bearing slides in cabinet and shop applications. Zinc carries the steel through years of indoor service without the added cost of a decorative or specialty finish. Because the slide sits beside the drawer box and is visible only when the drawer is open, the functional zinc finish is the right choice for most production and utility installs. It is an indoor finish and is not rated for wet or exterior environments.
Cabinet shops building deeper base cabinet drawers will find the 24 inch length at home in a standard 24 inch deep cabinet run. Contractors retrofitting existing cabinetry can drop these slides in wherever the existing hardware runs on 1/2 inch side clearance per side. Homeowners upgrading a kitchen's noisiest drawers get a clean soft-close result without changing the mount position or rebuilding the drawer box. In face-frame cabinets, rear support is needed at the back of the slide: add the appropriate rear mounting brackets, sold separately, before installation. The non-handed design speeds up both ordering and installation — one part number covers left and right.
Self-close uses a spring or ramp that pulls the drawer fully shut once it enters the capture zone — there is no damping, and the drawer can still close with a snap. Soft-close uses an integrated damper that catches the drawer and slows it to a controlled, silent close. This Fulterer FR 5001 slide is damped soft-close, not spring self-close.
The 24 inch measurement is the closed length of the slide. Because this is a full-extension slide, the drawer travels approximately its full length, bringing the entire drawer box out to the cabinet face. Slide length and drawer travel are separate specs, and on a full-extension model they are closely matched.
No. The FR 5001 is non-handed, so both slides in the pair are the same part. Order the quantity of pairs your drawer count requires and install without sorting.
Side-mount slides in face-frame cabinets need support at the rear of the slide because the cabinet side is set back from the face frame. Add the matching rear mounting brackets — sold separately — before installation. The brackets are series-specific, so confirm compatibility before ordering.
Build the drawer box 1 inch narrower than the cabinet opening to leave 1/2 inch of side clearance for each slide. The maximum recommended drawer width for the FR 5001 series is not stated in the source data; consult Fulterer's installation guide for the width limit at this length.
The Fulterer FR 5001 24 inch slide brings full access and damped soft-close to any side-mount drawer installation, in a zinc finish that works for production shops and retrofit projects alike.
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