The Nissan Altima has been a great selling car since its inception in 1993. The 2019 Nissan Altima continues its appeal of merging performance, style and value. The 2019 brings aggressive new styling along with turbo and AWD options. STILLEN® has recognized the demand for performance and styling options for the 2019 Nissan Altima and developed an all new axle-back exhaust and polyurethane body styling.
Add power, great sound and quality with a stainless steel STILLEN Axle Back Exhaust System. Designed and manufactured in house at STILLEN in Costa Mesa, CA, each part is inspected to ensure the finest quality and fitment. Featuring mandrel bent piping and free flowing performance mufflers that are constructed from 304 grade stainless steel, this system sounds as good as it looks.
Best Exhaust: STILLEN Axle-Back 2016-2018 Nissan Altima
Nissan gave its fifth generation L33 Altima a facelift for 2016, which includes revised front and rear bumpers, new headlights and taillights, and a refined interior. During the summer of 2016, STILLEN answered with a more aggressive styling package for the Nissan L33 Altima including the Front Bumper Splitter (KB13152) and Rear Valance Diffuser (KB13158MB) complementing and enhancing the striking lines of the Altima. STILLEN furthered its development revising the exhaust on the Altima, offering its latest Axle Back Exhaust (508321) 2.5L & 3.5L Sedan V6.
STILLEN’s stainless-steel axle-back system for the L33 Altima features mandrel bent welded T304 stainless-steel piping linking to resonated stainless-steel muffler sections. The stainless-steel muffler tips can be adjusted to match the rear bumper fascia making this is a great complement to the STILLEN Matte Black Rear Valance Diffuser (KB13158MB). If you’re looking to make more power, STILLEN also offers its short ram STILLEN Hi-Flow Intake kit for 2013-2018 Nissan Altima Sedan (402875).
T304 Stainless-steel Construction
Slip-fit Connectivity
Adjustable Tips
STILLEN Precision
Designed and Manufactured in the USA
STILLEN engineers carefully select the components for every exhaust system to deliver the best performance, sound and fitment. Complimenting the exhaust cut outs with a beautifully polished exit tip that transforms the Altima into something more original and unique. STILLEN proudly designs, tests and manufactures every exhaust in the USA at the STILLEN facility in Costa Mesa, CA.
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The Nissan Altima has been a major contender in the mid-sized market for decades. The past five years have proven to be the most successful for the not so little sedan. With this recent track record it is no surprise that they decided to do a facelift to keep up with the rest of the Nissan lineup. A mid model refresh is not uncommon, but they went a little further than that.
As you can see in the photos, the 2016 Altima Sedan’s new styling cues have adopted the new “Energetic Flow” design that guided the inspiration of the new Murano and Maxima. On top of the styling updates, this redesign also changes the performance and dynamics of the car.
Improvements include:
Reduced coefficient of drag – 0.26 Cd (down from 0.29 Cd)
Weight reduction
Increased structural rigidity
Reduced NVH (Noise, Vibration, and Harshness)
Increased Fuel Economy (for 2.5L and 3.5L variants)
Along with the standard changes, Nissan has added a SR trim to both the 2.5L and 3.5L models. The SR will be the “sporty” options for those looking for some added performance and style from the factory. The SR trim will feature things like 18 inch wheels, revised suspension, and a manual paddle shifting mode. Styling wise, the SR will feature smoked headlight housings, DRL’s, Fogs Lights, and a rear spoiler.
As usual, STILLEN is excited to get our hands on one of these new Altima’s and see what we can do with it. We love where Nissan is heading with it’s unique styling and improved performance. You can expect to see some sporty body components and performance upgrades from STILLEN in the near future.
Here is a quick rendering of what we think the Altima could look like with just a few simple mods.
STILLEN is proud to announce the launch of the Nissan Altima rear sway bar. This rear sway bar has gone through extensive R&D and testing to eliminate the common Nissan Altima rear sway bar defect. Due to many complaints from customers and vehicle owners, STILLEN decided to take a very close look into the design of the factory 2007 to 2013 Nissan Altima rear sway bar. In doing so, our engineers discovered that the cause of the failures is the design of the bar and the way the leverage is applied to the bar.
The first thing the STILLEN engineers did was examine the entire suspension of the Altima rear end. To do so, we started by removing the driver side rear spring. This allows us to put a jack underneath the rear of that control arm and compress the rear suspension. By doing so, this simulates the cars suspension travel and shows the engineers what the rear suspension and most importantly the rear sway bar goes through during a full cycle.
Factory Nissan Altima Sway Bar Broken Due to Poor Design
Right away our engineers could see the problem. Due to the design of the sway bar, the suspension is not actually twisting the bar. Instead, as the suspension compresses up into the wheel well the sway bar actually bends at the middle rather than twist like it should. Illustrated in the pictures below, you can see what our engineers saw. To start with this is what the sway bar looks like when both corners are at “full droop.” This means there is no load applied to either corner and the sway bar is “at rest.” In these images we have included a straight edge to better illustrate exactly what we’re talking about.
Here is an image of the factory sway bar with one corner compressed:
Altima Coupe Sway Bar with Driver Side Rear Suspension Raised
Not only was the sway bar not twisting properly but the factory rubber bushings were also deflecting in a manner they shouldn’t be.
Nissan Altima Stock Bushings
Fixing the Problem
To remedy the situation our engineers started by throwing out the factory design of the 2007 Nissan Altima sway bar altogether. After looking at the design of the bar, it was easy to see that the angle of the sway bar from the end link to the middle of the bar is simply insufficient and does not actually allow the bar to twist.
When looking at the factory sway bar compared to the STILLEN sway bar you can quickly see the entire design is different. By adding the additional bends in precise locations the sway bar now applies the torsional load from the suspension travel to the center of the sway bar in a twisting fashion as opposed to a leveraging angle. During the testing the STILLEN engineers performed the same test on the STILLEN sway bar as the factory sway bar. Here are the results:
Due to the new end link mounting angle of the sway bar our engineers were uncomfortable re-using the factory end links as the angles did not match in a satisfactory position. Because of this STILLEN’s engineers designed new end links for the Nissan Altima, utilizing high durometer urethane couplers with high tensile strength steel hardware finished with a black powdercoating to protect from road debris and corrosion.
The STILLEN sway bar is more than a Nissan Altima replacement sway bar. By upgrading to STILLEN’s performance sway bar, you not only get a higher quality, better designed sway bar, but you also get to enjoy better handling it brings. Here are a few of the other benefits you can enjoy:
Better Handling – This sway bar is designed to handle comfortably on the street, while also making your Altima more fun to drive.
Warranty – Buy with confidence knowing that you are getting a genuine STILLEN sway bar that is made with the highest quality materials and comes with a manufacturer’s 1 year limited warranty.
Made in the USA – know that you are supporting American workers when you purchase STILLEN parts. For each STILLEN part, we make every effort possible to ensure that it is designed and manufactured in the US.
If you have any questions about the STILLEN replacement sway bar for Nissan Altima Coupe or Sedan, please contact us at 866-250-5542 and we will be happy to answer any questions or other Nissan Altima performance parts you may be considering like exhausts, air intakes, and more!
