mo3chang Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 (edited) Anyone ever have any experience with flex hose on a pathfinder or with it in general? I've had it on my 98 civic before the rice burned up as dress up ebay kit and it was fine but i did notice allot of vibrations from it on highway but then again that car rattled itself apart. Just wondering if anyone runs something like it in there setup i plan on purchasing a 3 inch body lift this weekend and just trying to plan it all out. My hoses and radiator need to be replaced and i think the lower radiator hose might actually benefit from having some flex hose if doesn't vibrate itself apart during mild off road use. this is the product i was looking at haven't found the correct length and diameter i need yet http://www.ebay.com/itm/Radiator-Coolant-Hose-Flexible-Coolant-Hose-Standard-Upper-Lower-GATES-25480-/301533128862?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item4634c6689e&vxp=mtr Edited February 19, 2015 by mo3chang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azbuilt Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Seems like it would work never know till it's in front of you. I believe body lift at 3" requires a couple other things as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dma251 Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 I've used it successfully (and unsuccessfully) before. As long as you can fit it without it kinking it should work fine. If you have kinks, you need to use the wire spring around the outside to keep it open. Some have a spring inside, some outside. Use some good quality hose clamps, and if you're lucky it will never give you any trouble at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mo3chang Posted February 28, 2015 Author Share Posted February 28, 2015 Yeah i know extending lines and hangers and getting the steering to extend. I just ordered the hose hopefully all goes with minimal hiccups Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
96pathy Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 I was able to reuse the stock hoses when I installed my 3" lift. If remember had to only replace the power steering hoses and made a cold air intake because didn't like the kink in intake hose from stock air box after lift. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmuddbug Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 I have got to do something mine is kinked, starting to cause over heating problems. I did a 3 inch body lift. I hate it...using a radiator drop down bracket would've helped I suppose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mo3chang Posted March 23, 2015 Author Share Posted March 23, 2015 pics will be up soon. body lift (headache) is now completed my car is at the shop having the rotors surfaced. The flex hose looks good and so far seems to function great i have noticed a drop in temperature but that may just be the fresh coolant. I also had to replace my radiator overflow because it disintegrated when i was unscrewing the cap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mo3chang Posted October 9, 2015 Author Share Posted October 9, 2015 here are some updates of the finished project i ended up flushing out my old radiator used flex hose cut to size replaced the mid section with flex hose too used a radiator hose instead of the adapter inserts that came with flex hose kit (disintegrated after a few weeks) Autozone eyballed some universal hose removed stock fan and replaced it with two 12 slim fans and a thermostat controller from ebay it wasn't a kit I've just been ordering slowly and catching deals so far its held up alright its extra hot today here in Cali so i know my car is running a little hotter than usual ill update later in the week to see if it holds up installed some piece of crap intake from ebay which i will be fixing soon . i only installed it because the stock hose had torn from the stress of angle from the lift also changed over to the hardbody front end With flex hose alone the month i drove in the summer the car worked fine i was just paranoid of the hoses popping off. Hopefully now that i have both the e fan and Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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