HOWEVER, If you are planning on lowering your car 2" or less and you use a spring like Eibach, Neuspeed Sport, H&R Sport or either Tein S-tech, H-tech, You should be fine for quite a while.
These Springs are generally promoted/made for just this situation..........unless you are close or past an OEM shock's life expectancy of 65K miles

If you lower a car on stock shocks/struts, You have a safe resting area of about 1.75"-2" in the shock, This is called the "Sweet Zone" (no, I didn't make that up).

The definition of Sweet Zone: The inside top area of the shock where the piston sits when not being compressed or in action.
This area is stronger then rest of the shocks inner wall and is made for the piston to sit in when not being compressed.