24 Inch Ball Bearing Drawer Slide For Kitchen and Utility Cabinet Drawers

This is a 24 inch full-extension side-mount ball bearing drawer slide from Knape and Vogt's 8400 series, rated 100 lb per pair, with a zinc finish and a hold-in anti-rebound detent that keeps the drawer closed until pulled.

Key Features

• Full extension — the entire drawer travels clear of the cabinet face so the back of the box is fully reachable.
• 100 lb weight rating per pair — handles a loaded kitchen, utility, or shop drawer at standard duty.
• Hold-in anti-rebound detent — a mechanical catch keeps the drawer closed and prevents bounce-back when shut firmly.
• Non-handed design — identical slides fit both sides of the drawer, so there is no left/right sorting during install.
• Zinc finish on cold-formed steel — the segment-standard corrosion-resistant finish for indoor cabinetry.
• Lever disconnect — the drawer member releases from the cabinet member without tools for easy drawer removal.

Where the Hold-In Detent Makes a Difference

A standard ball bearing slide leaves the drawer wherever it stops. The hold-in anti-rebound detent on this slide adds a mechanical catch at the closed position: push the drawer shut and it stays there, even if it takes a firm push. That behavior matters in busy kitchens where drawers get closed with an elbow, in shop cabinets that vibrate, and in any installation where a drawer bouncing back open after a firm close is a recurring annoyance. The detent holds the drawer in place without a spring and without damping — it is not a self-close and not a soft-close. The drawer does not pull itself shut; once it reaches the catch, it stays put until the next intentional pull.

Zinc Finish and Steel Construction

The 8400 series is built from cold-formed steel with a zinc finish — the working standard for side-mount ball bearing slides installed inside cabinets. Zinc provides reliable indoor corrosion resistance without adding visual weight to the assembly. The finish is functional rather than decorative: these slides sit beside the drawer box where they are rarely seen during normal use. The zinc version in this series is the straightforward production choice for shops specifying a consistent, cabinet-ready finish across a full kitchen or utility cabinet run.

Sizing and Fitting This Slide

The 24 inch length suits deep kitchen base cabinets, pantry pullouts, and utility drawers where a shorter slide would leave significant dead space behind the box. Build the drawer box 1 inch narrower than the cabinet opening to leave the required 1/2 inch side clearance for each slide. The 8400 series mounts on the industry-standard 32mm hole pattern, so it drops straight onto line-bored frameless panels. In face-frame cabinets, the back end of the slide needs support: add the matching KV rear mounting brackets, sold separately, to carry the slide's rear in construction where the cabinet side is set back from the frame. KV recommends a maximum drawer width of 24 inches for this series. This slide is sold as a poly-pack pair with mounting hardware included.

A Reliable Slide for Drawers That See Daily Use

The KV 8400 series in 24 inch zinc delivers full extension, a 100 lb pair rating, and a stay-closed detent in a non-handed, tool-removable package that installs across a full cabinet run without left/right inventory splits.