Stillen Strut Tower brace... posted for Adidas2Go

[rjdmmfl1]

Hey guys, Stillen has finished its Strut Tower Brace for the Altima Coupe. It is currently on the National Gaurd Altima Coupe, but they will go into production very shortly! These pics were sent by Josh from STILLEN to Blake... not the best of quality, but they will have better quality pics available after SEMA. Anywho, Blake is out at sea and asked me to post these for your viewing pleasure!

Thanks again to Stillen for continuing the push for aftermarket parts for the Altima Coupe

[SHIFT_COUPE]

Looks nice

Oh lets not all be like "omgzzzz when iz there a group buy for this?????!!"

[LongBeachCoupe]

Didnt Stillen say multiple times they couldnt get it to work? Or am i confusing that with other things....

[Rolling Estonian]

LBC you're thinking of a front sway bar

the brace looks nice, but I'm going to have to wait till Racingline puts theirs out

[LongBeachCoupe]

I didnt realize.. and now that im reading about both... they seem very similar...

Someone with a little more experience pls chime in and distinguish the 2 sway/strut bar

[noshift]

looks good!

will these fit the sedan also? but Rolling Estonian is right, im gonna wait for racingline to release theirs also.

[mcheddadi]

LBC you're thinking of a front sway bar

the brace looks nice, but I'm going to have to wait till Racingline puts theirs out

looks good!

will these fit the sedan also? but Rolling Estonian is right, im gonna wait for racingline to release theirs also.

Untill then I'll hold out my "omgzzzz when iz there a group buy for this?????!!",but I swear, it's coming!

[CanadianCoupe]

This might be a stupid question, but will this install the same on both the 2.5 and 3.5?

[SaiDori]

I didnt realize.. and now that im reading about both... they seem very similar...

Someone with a little more experience pls chime in and distinguish the 2 sway/strut bar

A sway bar connects the left and right wheel together to provide suspension stiffness.

A strut bar as seen here connects the strut towers together in order to provide a stiffer chassis and reduce the amount of flex done to the chassis under technical driving circumstances.

Both of which contribute to increasing the handling capabilities of a car.

[Marisha]

... increasing the handling capabilities of a car.

something that I always welcome

+1 on wanting a comparison b/w Stillen and Racingline product

Also, just noticed the Stillen battery tie down...or was it out for a while and I just never paid enough attention, lol

[SHIFT_COUPE]

A sway bar connects the left and right wheel together to provide suspension stiffness.

A strut bar as seen here connects the strut towers together in order to provide a stiffer chassis and reduce the amount of flex done to the chassis under technical driving circumstances.

Both of which contribute to increasing the handling capabilities of a car.

Nice definition. I'd also like to add that a rear sway bar typically assists a FWD car better than a front strutbar. Both will be beneficial of course but I'd recommend a RSB first.

[LongBeachCoupe]

Stillens always had battery tie downs.. i think they run around $40

[Marisha]

shows how much attention I've been paying

[FGFCacoupe]

+1Im in whenever something goes down

[phobs]

Will these STBs fit over the K&N intake box or do you think they will get in the way?

[noshift]

Will these STBs fit over the K&N intake box or do you think they will get in the way?

if there is a clearance issue, im gonna cut a part of the heatshield to make it fit.

[LongBeachCoupe]

Will these STBs fit over the K&N intake box or do you think they will get in the way?

GREAT QUESTION!Hopefully it fits, we will have to wait for more info... You may have to trim some of the box... or it may not fit even with a trim... we have to wait for more info from racingline

[Infantry1327]

That looks, sick and I am defenetly down for this. I will probably have it painted or powder coated thow.

[rcboy514]

im down, but I still wanna see the racingline brace first, hope it fits with the AEM intake that I will be getting

[ESP]

A sway bar connects the left and right wheel together to provide suspension stiffness.

A strut bar as seen here connects the strut towers together in order to provide a stiffer chassis and reduce the amount of flex done to the chassis under technical driving circumstances.

Both of which contribute to increasing the handling capabilities of a car.

The front sway bar connects the bottom ends of the endlinks (just like it does in the rear). If you take a look at it, the design of the front sway is heavily incorporated into the engine bay...to remove it you'd probably have to take the whole damn engine out.

...and like Shift_Coupe said, rear end modifications benefit FWD cars much more than front end stuff does. By stiffening the rear it helps to balance out the understeer that naturally comes with having a FWD layout... That being said, it is sometimes possible to overstiffen a rear end (but that comes down to preference). I threw on a 40lb rear sway bar on my last car...let's just say that it's the closest thing to drifting you could have done in a FWD!!!

[dangeris]

Great! another item to buy !

[marlin29311]

looks awesome!

I still want my RSB GB!!!!

[alphapig]

Looks nice.

Group buy

[razah9]

Getting it.

[Altima_Coupe]

stillen has my order

[skiski329]

any of you guys know if there will be a nismo one?

[missmedude]

is there going to be a GB?

[Mr.Coupe]

Hey Rob do you know if the 2.5 and the 3.5 bars will be the same or are they different?

Ricky C.

[Alt.ImaCoupe]

...and like Shift_Coupe said, rear end modifications benefit FWD cars much more than front end stuff does. By stiffening the rear it helps to balance out the understeer that naturally comes with having a FWD layout...

Gotta disagree here guys. Handling is all about changing direction, and more weight means it's harder to get it going in a new direction. FWD cars have a greater percentage of weight on the front end, therefore FRONT end modifications will produce better overall results. Stiffening your rear end to the point that it breaks loose and oversteers as a method of conteracting the inherrent understeer may feel cool, but it won't get you around the corner faster.

The only reason a RSB exists instead of a front is because it can actually be swapped out easily, not because it's the best mod to do.

[dimitrinassis001]

looks awesome!

I still want my RSB GB!!!!

Yes GB I want it, then we will inevitably start talking about strut tower GB