The true measure of any plug wire is the resistance, usually in ohms per foot. I always measure this with my multimeter to assess plug wires. As mentioned above, there are the physical aspects of the wires that you need to consider in order to make your dodge wires work. Once you are done doing any mods to the wires, I'd suggest measuring each length, and find the ohms per foot of each wire, and se if they are in spec. For example, I bought an 89 mustang donor car for my efi cougar drivetrain, and it had accel 8mm wires. They were dirty, but cleaned up easy, and no burns and both ends looked good, so I researched the rating of these wires new and mine were well within spec (don't quote me but I believe it was 5000-8000 ohms per foot). I probably would have thrown them out blindly in my younger days.
Doing this check will also ensure any recrimping you might do is correct ( not abnormally high resistance). Plus give peace of mind.
Kevin