changed spark plug wires..

[peteo101]

okay, so i bought a new set of wires from summit, they were the taylor .409 wires (10.4mm or something absurd), but when i took the old wires off, on each wire on the SPARK PLUG END the metal cylinder with a spring at the end came off with the wire. im assuming this is some sort of heat shield or something but i did not put it back on because the new wires do not fit into these metal cylindrical heat shield things. i am not sure if that is okay or not, and any input would be great. i am hoping these wires are durable enough to not melt, but there awfully close to the exhaust. thanks for any help

[Knight]

Those sound like the heat shields. I don't run them on my car. No problems. If you are concerned about the wires being too close, you could always pick up some heat shield tape and wrap them.

[2001NBMZ28]

They aren't needed. I've had tayor wires on my car since '03.

[0rion]

right....not needed. I know on msd wires you can just bend the shit out of the boot to give you more clearance for the exhaust.

[peteo101]

ok perfect im glad other people arent using them too.. i cant imagine it would be too easy to fish those things back in there esp w/ all the AIR stuff still in the way - thanks all for your help