I think mine is like that but i would have to double check??? but i dont think mine is that far apart??? ive heard from other people i know that you want that as close as possible and that the nut that comes stock isnt the best for after market stuff.... Sooo what they did was put on a nut that doesnt have the cap part on it or they looked for something that had a longer cap part.... Hope that made sense lol and reason for that can help avoid popping noise even with programmer installed.....