I went through that when I installed mine and got this answer from intense... I did bend the spring ever so slightly so it wasn't as much tension on it.
The chain damper is a touchy subject; I do believe the damper is needed with any chain mainly because I have seen a few instances where people got engine damage from not running one, but I am aware that the do have a shorter life when used specifically with the double chain. It’s hard to give you a life expectancy because sometimes they only last a few weeks while other times they last years, most of the wear people see happens when the engine is still fresh and the chain is tight, once the chain gets some miles on it and stretches a bit wear is significantly reduced. Generally I recommend you break in the engine and drive it for a short time (a few weeks should do) then change out the damper.
