Kwikset KWI-980-S Single Cylinder Deadbolt SmartKey with 6AL Latch and STRKP Strike Pack

Yes. The 6AL latch that ships with the 980 has an adjustable backset covering 2-3/8 and 2-3/4 inches, so it drops into either standard bore without a different latch. Those are the two backsets you will find on virtually every residential door prep, so an existing bore almost always takes it as-is.

The bolt projects 1 inch, and a round deadbolt strike is included in the pack. If the jamb currently has a full 1 inch deep bolt pocket you can often reuse it, but the supplied round strike is the one matched to this bolt, and swapping it in is the safer install than trusting an older shallow pocket. Round corner faceplates on the latch also mean it seats in a routed round-corner mortise without re-chiseling.

That is the whole point of SmartKey. You re-key the cylinder yourself in seconds with the learn tool and a working key, no cylinder removal and no pinning kit. The SmartKey cylinder works with either the Kwikset KW1 keyway or the Schlage SC1 keyway, so a property manager standardizing a building can bring the 980 onto whichever key system is already in service rather than issuing a second key to every tenant.

Yes, the 980 carries ANSI/BHMA Grade 1 certification, which Kwikset states covers security, durability, and finish. Grade 1 is the top of the three BHMA grades. Worth knowing what it is graded against: the 980 is a residential lock, so Grade 1 here means the highest residential rating rather than a commercial specification. On a spec'd commercial opening you would be looking at something like the Corbin Russwin DL3000 Series or the Falcon D111.

For apartment and single-family entry doors the 980 is a strong fit, mainly because SmartKey lets your maintenance crew re-key a unit between tenants in seconds instead of calling a locksmith or swapping hardware. Two things to weigh. It is a residential-rated lock, so common-area and back-of-house doors in a larger building usually want a commercial deadbolt such as the Cal-Royal CRB800 or the Hager 3215. And if you already run Schlage C keys, note the 980 takes the SC1 keyway, so it can come onto that system instead of forcing a second keyway.

No. The 980 is a bored tubular deadbolt for a wood or standard residential door prep, with a 2-3/8 or 2-3/4 inch backset and a round-corner latch mortise. A narrow aluminum stile has neither the depth nor the prep for it. For glass front and storefront work look at mortise-case deadlocks such as the Dormakaba D900 small case mortise deadbolt, or the Emtek 2050 European mortise deadbolt with integrated roller latch.

The Kwikset 980 is a residential deadbolt. For a keyed deadbolt where a fire rating is required, the Hager 3215 single cylinder deadbolt carries a fire rating and a 1 inch throw as a Grade 2 commercial lock over a 1-3/8 to 1-3/4 inch door thickness range, and the Hager 3115 is the same cylinder x thumbturn function, Grade 2, fire rated, in the Schlage C keyway. For Grade 1 on a fire rated opening, the Hager 3118 classroom deadbolt is fire rated with a 6-pin Schlage C cylinder, and the Cal-Royal CRB800 is a Grade 1 heavy duty single cylinder deadbolt with a UL 3-hour fire rated latch.

The Kwikset 980 is a Grade 1 single cylinder deadbolt in a cylinder-outside, thumbturn-inside arrangement with a 1 inch throw and a backset adjustable from 2-3/8 to 2-3/4. Three Grade 1 peers match that same cylinder x thumbturn function: the Accentra D111, which is built on a 2-3/8 inch backset in the D Series; the Delaney LM Series 301702, supplied less core in a dull chrome US26D finish; and the Deltana CL200LM. The Dexter DB1000-SCT is also Grade 1 cylinder x thumbturn and carries a 1-3/8 to 1-7/8 inch door thickness range, which widens the door stock it covers beyond the standard 1-3/8 to 1-3/4.

The Kwikset 980 locks with a turn piece on the interior, so a double cylinder deadbolt is the swap where a thumbturn next to glazing is not acceptable. Keyed both sides options include the Dexter DB1000-DCT, Grade 1 double cylinder over a 1-3/8 to 1-7/8 inch door thickness range; the Design Hardware D1 Series, Grade 1 extra heavy duty double cylinder for 1-3/4 inch doors; the Hager 3214, Grade 2 double cylinder in the Schlage C keyway with a fire rating; and the Callan 210S, Grade 3 double cylinder. For decorative openings, the Baldwin Reserve double cylinder deadbolt comes in contemporary round and contemporary square trim.

The Kwikset 980 is a tubular bored deadbolt whose latch adjusts to a 2-3/8 or 2-3/4 backset in a standard door prep. Several deadbolts in the same category will not go into that hole. The Corbin Russwin DL3011 is a cylindrical deadlock for 1-3/4 to 2-1/4 inch doors and the DL3211 for 1-3/4 inch doors; the Dormakaba D900 is a small case mortise deadbolt, cylinder x thumbturn, in SC keyways; and the Emtek 2050 and 2051 are European mortise deadbolts with an integrated roller latch, square and round respectively. The Codelocks CL200 is a surface mounted deadbolt with key override rather than a bored one, and the Callan 205S is a one-sided half-bore deadbolt. The Arrow 460 is a mortise lock strike, not a lock.

The Kwikset 980 ships with a SmartKey cylinder and two keys, re-keyed by the owner, in the KW1 or SC1 keyway. To put a deadbolt on a facility core system instead, the Arrow E61 26D IC is a Grade 2 single cylinder deadlock with SFIC prep supplied less core for 1-3/8 to 1-3/4 inch doors, the Deltana CL200LAIC is a Grade 2 single deadbolt with interchangeable core prep on a 2-3/4 inch backset, and the Delaney LM Series 301702 is a Grade 1 single cylinder less core deadbolt in dull chrome US26D.

The 980 is keyed outside with a thumb turn inside, which is what you want on a normal exterior entry door: anyone inside can get out fast without hunting for a key. Where the door has glass beside or in it, some buyers prefer key-both-sides so the bolt cannot be reached and turned through a broken pane. For that, ZenSupply carries double cylinder deadbolts including the Dexter DB1000 Grade 1 and the Callan 210S. Keyed-both-sides locks are restricted on some egress doors, so check your local code before going that route on a rental.

You get the deadbolt with the 6AL adjustable-backset latch, the round deadbolt strike pack, and two keys. Installation on an already-bored door takes a screwdriver and nothing more. On a door with no existing prep you will still need to bore the 2-1/8 inch cross bore and the edge bore and mortise the latch face, so a bore kit is the extra purchase there, not anything for the lock itself.

The SmartKey cylinder is built around protection against advanced break-in techniques, which is the reason it exists as a separate cylinder design rather than a standard pin tumbler. Combined with the 1 inch bolt throw and the included round strike, that is the security package. If your concern is someone attacking the cylinder face itself, a guarded option like the Cal-Royal CB160 with its tamper-resistant cylinder guard addresses that differently.

Straight functional equivalents ZenSupply stocks include the Dexter DB1000 single cylinder, Grade 1, cylinder x thumbturn, rated for 1-3/8 to 1-7/8 inch doors; the Accentra D111, Grade 1, cylinder x thumbturn, 1-3/8 to 1-3/4 inch doors; and the Deltana CL200LM, Grade 1 cylinder x thumbturn. All three are keyed outside with a thumb turn inside, same as the 980. What none of them give you is SmartKey, so re-keying those means a locksmith or a pinning kit rather than a 15-second operation at the door.

Yes, if that knob is on the KW1 keyway. SmartKey re-keys to an existing KW1 key, so the deadbolt and the knob end up on one key without touching the knob. The same applies in reverse if the house is on Schlage SC1, since the SmartKey cylinder is offered in that keyway too. Deciding which keyway to order is worth settling before the box is opened, because it is the one choice the lock cannot change later.

The Kwikset 980 is Grade 1 certified. Where a lower grade is acceptable, the Cal-Royal ED500 is a Grade 3 single cylinder deadbolt with an adjustable backset across a 1-3/8 to 1-3/4 inch door thickness range, and the Cal-Royal LSD is Grade 3 cylinder x thumbturn over the same thickness range with an ADA ergonomic thumbturn. The Callan 200S is a Grade 3 single cylinder deadbolt with square trim. At Grade 2, the Arrow DBX61, the Bravura 310B Elite in traditional round trim, and the Dexter DB2000-SCT are all single cylinder, cylinder x thumbturn deadbolts.

The Kwikset 980 is a keyed deadbolt operated by key outside and thumb turn inside. If the goal is to stop handing out keys, the Delaney KP400 is a Grade 2 electronic deadbolt with a programmable remote, the Dormakaba Nova-D is an RFID multihousing smart electronic deadbolt, and the Dormakaba Saffire LX-D is an RFID electronic deadbolt with BLE and an electronic lock override. The Codelocks CL2200 is an electronic surface deadbolt in a brushed steel finish at a medium duty level, and the CL2210 is the mortise electronic version. For an exit-only door that needs no key at all, the Arrow E60 is a Grade 2 non-keyed exit deadlock with a blank plate outside and thumbturn inside for 1-3/8 to 1-3/4 inch doors.

The Kwikset 980 is a cylinder-outside, thumbturn-inside deadbolt. Where the specification calls for a classroom deadbolt keyed outside with no inside turn, the Falcon D111 is Grade 1 heavy duty in the D100 Series with an adjustable backset, and the Falcon D211 is the Grade 2 medium duty classroom equivalent in the D200 Series. The Corbin Russwin DL2211 is a Grade 1 cylindrical deadlock in classroom function, cylinder by blank plate, for 1-3/4 inch doors, and the Hager 3118 is a Grade 1 classroom deadbolt with a 6-pin Schlage C cylinder for 1-3/8 to 1-3/4 inch doors.

The Kwikset 980 uses round corner faceplates and a round deadbolt strike. For a square or contemporary face on the same cylinder x thumbturn function, the Bravura 310SC Elite is a Grade 2 contemporary square deadbolt and the 310RC Elite is the Grade 2 contemporary round version, while the Bravura 910005 is a Grade 2 rectangle single cylinder deadbolt. The Brinks Mendocino E2402 is a contemporary square single cylinder deadbolt with a 4-way adjustable backset, and the Brinks Raleigh E2401 is the transitional round version with the same 4-way adjustable backset. The Callan 200S-G2 is a Grade 2 single cylinder deadbolt with round trim.

The Kwikset 980 latch is adjustable to fit standard door preparations from 2-3/8 to 2-3/4 backset. For door stock beyond the usual 1-3/8 to 1-3/4 inch band, the Corbin Russwin DL3011 cylindrical deadlock covers 1-3/4 to 2-1/4 inch doors, the Deltana 7312KA2 Grade 3 double cylinder deadbolt covers 1-3/8 to 2 inch, and the Dexter DB1000-SCT Grade 1 single cylinder deadbolt covers 1-3/8 to 1-7/8 inch.

The Kwikset 980 is a mechanical keyed deadbolt. For a deadbolt released by an access control system, the DynaLock 1300 Series is a heavy duty mortise electric deadbolt. The Detex DX Series is a hinge side locking deadbolt set with multi-point security. Both are a different install from a bored tubular deadbolt and need the opening detailed for them.

Three: Venetian Bronze, Satin Nickel, and Matte Black. If you are adding a deadbolt above an existing knob or lever on the same door, match to what is on the door now rather than to the other openings, since a mismatch at eye level on one door is the one people notice.

The Kwikset 980 is a Signature Series deadbolt offered in Venetian Bronze, Satin Nickel and Matte Black. For a heavier decorative treatment on a keyed deadbolt, the Emtek #11 Tuscany is a lost wax cast bronze deadbolt in cylinder x thumbturn function, and the Emtek 8323 Modern Disc is a brass double cylinder deadbolt. The Baldwin Estates 8011 is a contemporary 1-5/8 inch double cylinder deadbolt in entrance function from the Estate Series.