Clutch disc buffers

soooo...installing my new friction discs yesterday. well, 4 steel discs, and 2 out of 3 disc buffers are missing the ball bearings on each plate. there were no bearings in the clutch pack when disassembled. 1 disc didn't even have 1 ball bearing. question is...all the new plates i see for sale have no buffers on them, and i don't see any buffer kits. how bad do i need these ?? don't want to skimp on anything, so i am asking the guru's for advise.

yeah, there is a tab with a hole in it for the bearing. there is a spring that holds the bearing forward. talked with another mechanic buddy, said i should be ok if i removed the spring also. it is all together now. will see how it goes...