Not all Liberty Walk body kits are created equal. The LB-WORKS LAND CRUISER 300 in the photo gallery, for example, is one of three series of body kits produced by the Japanese company.
LB-Works means full body kit; LB-Performance stands for kits that are conceptually true to the original design. The primary difference between them is that LB-Performance doesn't come in widebody form. The third and final series is LB-Nation, which may not include fender flares. LB-Nation is exclusive to domestic marques, including the Japanese automaker that produces the 300-series Land Cruiser at the Yoshiwara plant in Aichi.
Not to be confused with the 250-series Land Cruiser Prado, the 300 is the biggest Land Cruiser of the Station Wagon line of Land Cruisers. The other one is dubbed Heavy Duty, and its only representative as of May 2024 is the J70-series Land Cruiser.
Having cleared that up, the LB-Works widebody kit for the Land Cruiser 300 comes in three flavors and two materials: Light, Full, Premium, FRP, and CFRP. The guys and gals at Liberty Walk also sell individual parts, of which the hood is the most expensive of the bunch. Made from pre-preg carbon fiber, the hood is $5,500 at current exchange rates.
The most affordable version of the widebody kit comprises the front bumper, rear bumper, exhaust outlets, and the riveted fender flares. In fiberglass, the price is $7,480 as opposed to $10,780 for carbon fiber-reinforced plastic. The $9,790 or $14,080 LB-WORKS LAND CRUISER 300 Full adds a front grille, a rear wing, and a trunk spoiler, whereas the $13,090 or $19,580 LB-WORKS LAND CRUISER 300 Premium includes the pre-preg carbon hood.
Photo: Liberty Walk
To achieve the commanding look of the pictured vehicles, prospective customers also have to spend a few more bucks on forged wheels. Aichi-based Liberty Walk can set you up with 24- or 22-inch rollers for $14,850 or $11,650 per set of four. That, in turn, means $19,580 for the LB-WORKS LAND CRUISER 300 Premium, plus $14,850 for the 24s, bringing the grand total to a whopping $34,430.
Not available in the United States due to the poor-selling 200 series and the Land Cruiser 300-based Lexus LX 600, the off-road sport utility vehicle carries a starting price of 5,100,000 yen back home in Japan. That's $33,310 for the five-seat GX trim level with the 3.4L twin-turbo V6, which produces 415 ps (409 hp) and 650 Nm (479 pound-feet).
As opposed to the LX for the US market, the JDM-spec Land Cruiser can also be had with a 3.3L twin-turbo V6 diesel that puts out 309 ps (305 hp) and 700 Nm (516 pound-feet) from only 1,600 revolutions per minute. That's not all, though, because the 300 series further sports a free-breathing sixer in markets that include Jordan.
The 4.0-liter V6 in question is the good ol' 1GR-FE of the 2009 to 2024 Toyota 4Runner. In this application, it cranks out a respectable 271 ps (267 hp) and 385 Nm (284 pound-feet). As opposed to the 10-speed automatic of the twin-turbo gasser and diesel, the naturally aspirated engine is connected to a six-speed automatic transmission.
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