Why don't people trim their radiator hoses?

[pauleyman]

I have an observation I can't explain. Why do people install their radiator hoses right out of the box without trimming them? Then you have this huge kink at the bends instead of a nice smooth radius? Is this not common knowledge? I see it all over the place but it seems to be very prevalent in DSMs for a long long time. I don't get it.

 

[Stapl3]

What I don't understand is why they have to be trimmed so much if at all. Are OEM replacement hoses like this?

 

[jdxnc]

I've never trimmed mine, oem always seemed to be perfect

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[BLACK'98DSM]

Seems to vary by brand. Dayco hoses almost always need to be cut. Continental hoses I've never had to cut. I pretty much stick to silicone hoses these days though.

 

[danl]

I don’t trim mine as to annoy people who like trimmed hoses. Also if the clamp damages the hose, I can trim it and be back in business without needing a new hose. Though admittedly I do trim it with a drywall knife so to annoy the folks who like clean cut lines.

 

[chrisman287]

Laziness >
(I speak for myself)

 

[SixBolt_16G]

I have an observation I can't explain. Why do people install their radiator hoses right out of the box without trimming them? Then you have this huge kink at the bends instead of a nice smooth radius? Is this not common knowledge? I see it all over the place but it seems to be very prevalent in DSMs for a long long time. I don't get it.

To be honest. No. Ive never heard that or come across having to do that. So I wouldnt have known. But if the hose had kinks in it after installing, then I would probably realize that after getting everything buttoned up and come up with a few choice words to express my anger before ripping it apart again and cutting the hose to fit . Ive done that with the intercooler couplers and of course some of the other smaller cooler hoses and such, but with radiator hoses, I guess I made the assumption that they were already cut to fit if you ordered it for a specific application.

 

[jesse12345]

I've had to trim a few but I'd never install one with kinks. If it has kinks it's getting the trim job.

 

[Justin DuBois]

I have an observation I can't explain. Why do people install their radiator hoses right out of the box without trimming them? Then you have this huge kink at the bends instead of a nice smooth radius? Is this not common knowledge? I see it all over the place but it seems to be very prevalent in DSMs for a long long time. I don't get it.

I've seen this in pics on here too. I didn't have to trim my hoses, but I did need to find the right combination of parts when working with a 1G water neck in a 2g. Generally 2G hoses can work, but the lower hose and the shifter weight on a 2G MT is in conflict.

 

[jed344]

We all are using 1g rad's now in our 2g's but we always have had to trim some on hoses. Memory says we use 2g lower hose and 1g upper.