If you are fitting steering bearings then remove the damper blades, they will have much reduced effect (possibly to the point of none), and add extra preload into the main spring/rebound spring, which should also be avoided
This is exactly the reason why I removed my damper blades - I was advised that they were no longer necessary once bearings were fitted. Not in my case, I'm afraid. It's much better with them on there than not. I think the increased castor angle, wider track, and wider tyres on more modern cars makes them significantly different from the narrow track / steep angle cars in this regard.
