....given these two changes, do I still need to cut my spacer and if so, what would be ideal?

THanks.

 

I have both of those mods on my Fatbob. I cut the spacer a total of the amount of the intiminator and the thickness of the spacer on the bottom of the RSD preload adjuster (see picture). That will put you right at the stock preload. Then you can always adjust to make it firmer.

 

Makes sense. I wanted to make sure I would be in the middle of the range so I can adjust both firm or soft. Thanks.