An electrical stimulation system includes a lead and a connector assembly. The lead includes electrodes, a first terminal array, a second terminal array, and conductors electrically coupling the electrodes to the terminal arrays. The connector assembly includes a first connector port that is open at opposing ends and that electrically couples to the first terminal array. The connector assembly also includes a second connector port that is open at a first end and electrically couples to the second terminal array. The lead and connector assembly simultaneously receive a first portion of the lead, containing the first terminal array, within the first connector port extend a second portion of the lead out of one end of the first connector port and into the second connector port and receive a third portion of the lead, containing the second terminal array, within the second connector port of the connector assembly.
