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Your mechanic is not a suspension engineer, and it shows.
There is a definite improvement over the stock handling. As with everything, there are trade offs. The aftermarket springs will have a firmer ride, even if it is more stable than OEM. Being excessively lower will put additional strain on the OEM struts, but this is really only an issue with the springs that lower 1.4". 0.7" from RCE yellows or 1 inch from several others won't be an issue. I've been on RCE Yellows and OEM struts for two years now with no issues.
Here's one catch though. Struts are wearing components and will eventually blow. A set of Bilstein B6 struts runs about $900, which means now you're into springs and struts for around $1200. You can buy several nice sets of coilovers for less than $1200, namely the Tein Flex Z, ST Suspension, and Bilstein B14. So do you commit all of the money now for coilovers, or some now for springs and some later for struts? Or some now for springs and more later for coilovers?
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