If you remove the spacers then the spring will not be preloaded and it will upset your sag and you will have freeplay,not good,I had Terry hays at shock teartment lower my TE 250 05 by 1inch both ends,he adds spacers, highly recomended,$400,I am 5,10 but run a 1 inch thicker seat and was struggling in technical stuff,he is near Penrith but you can post you bits,if your close get the personel setup at his test track,then there is no clicker dramas on the first ride,
its amassing what lowering the forks 1 line after they are dialed does to sticking a rut.