Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I bought these 22 inch slides for ten large garage drawers. They arrived in a well worn USPS flat rate box weighing 36 pounds. Inside they were packed in another cardboard box with shipping straps and arrived unharmed. They measure 21.5 inches long and extend 21.5 inches. They are made with 0.05” thick (18 gauge) zinc plated steel and have plenty of mounting holes that are large, small, and slotted. They are not self closing or soft closing, but have a soft bumper and a mechanism to hold the drawer shut. These slides are 0.50” wide when lying flat, but 0.53” when upright as the ball bearings center themselves in their grooves, so they need to be spaced 1 1/16” wider than the drawer, or 17/32” on each side. The part that attaches to the cabinet has mounting tabs that allow the slides to pull away from the cabinet to accommodate the slides being mounted too far apart. If mounted too close together, the ball bearings will ride on only one side of the track, making them harder to open and close. The slides are lubricated with a clear sticky thick grease making them harder to pull out, but that gets better with use. Cleaning them and lubricating them with a lighter grease might make them slide more easily. My slides came with 80 5/8” flat head mounting screws, a nice improvement over no screws. The slides allow for up to 1/8” tall screw heads, so #8 pan head sheet metal screws work fine, are easily found at home improvement stores, and allow for some adjusting if you use the slots or larger holes. They also come in a variety of lengths so you can pick the length appropriate for your drawer and mounting cabinet thickness. My one complaint is the lack of this sort of technical information in the box, which could be remedied with a half sheet of printed paper. Overall, these are great slides for the price, and would be a solid 5 stars if they included a piece of paper with dimension specifications, screw alternatives, and an explanation of the various mounting holes.