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Mossyoakglock Senior Enthusiast

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I was going to replace my plugs and wires today and noticed that the wires I got are not straight. I ordered OE wires from Rockauto.

 

The ones on the truck now are all straight. When I mean straight the boot at the plug is perfectly in line with the boot on the coil. The new wires are way off. Some of the coil boots are not straight but at a 90* angle to the plug boot. They are also a little shorter than the ones on the truck now.

 

Is it ok the the boots are not straight? I don't want to twist the wires and cause problems.

 

Here is a picture of one of the new ones.

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txab Senior Enthusiast

txab

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Yep, as long as the length works. Just put the plug end on first then the coil

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