What stock apps and processes can I safely remove or freeze?

I'm swapping most of the apps with google ones, but I need stock rom for the stability so I don't want to flash cm. Also can I change the dialer/call app, or the lock screen without losing any stability? I mean, for them to behave like stock one without any minimal bug or problem.

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