The cut to fit means that one hose fits more then one specific application. I suspect the upper hose for 22" radiator is probably a lot less demand then the upper hose to fit the 26" radiator. If the only difference between the two hoses is the length, it doesn't make sense to bean counters to make two hoses. Let the customer cut a couple inches off a hose to fit their application, and save all the costs involved in making, storing, and marketing a shorter and a longer version of the same hose.