Three cylinder misfire

Doc3g

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I was on my way to Home Depot and after a sharp right turn my check engine light came on and the truck started running rough. I pulled over and had hooked my reader up and it was showing a P300, P304, P305. I cleared the codes and drove another few miles and check again and now it has a 300, 303, 304, 305. I know I can swap coils, plugs, wires, etc, but I'm curious where the best place to start for a sudden 3-cylinder misfire. The truck still runs fine when you're on the gas, it just idles rough. Just replaced the alternator a few days ago if that adds anything to the equation.
 
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Headed to pick up plugs and wires and a coil from stealership but wanted to post some pics to see if anyone can glean something from the condition of the plugs.

Denso plug from cylinder 1 (no misfire)

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NGK plug from cylinder #3 (has a misfire)

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Coil 1 on the left, coil 2 on the right

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How many miles on the plugs and wires?

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They are about 2 years old w/ 20k miles. They are "import direct" brand that a local mechanic put on. I picked up OEM from stealership yesterday and plan on putting them on today along with Denso plugs.
 

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