Ok like the title states new to the Honda game, so please be easy on me

. Ok i bought a Honda Accord and its lowered. For 1 it has a bad strut so i'm getting ready to replace that. A friend of mine told me that my springs are cut or heated. ((Doesn't seem like a safe way to drive for me being that my 2yr old will be riding with me)) $ is kinda tight so i don't wanna go with coil overs. So my ? is is there any other alternative to keeping it lowered with out cutting,heating, or buying coil overs? The car has 18's on it but seem to be to big of a wheel for that car. looking to go with 16's and lower it more. Thanks in advance.