You know Liberty Walk. The Japanese tuners get their hands on a car, slam a wide body kit on it, put on a set of eye-catching wheels, and relocate it closer to the tarmac with the help of an air suspension. This is what they did to the Nissan Z as well.
As controversial as they may sometimes turn out, the body kits that Liberty Walk rolls out somehow manage to keep the personality of the car they deal with. This Nissan Z right here, included.
The tuning house announced the arrival of this body kit back in May, when they presented some digital renders of what it would look like. The photos from back then showed a car in copper and black. Now Liberty Walk proceeded to cutting and welding to make it happen.
The Nissan that got out of their hands is called the LB Nation Nissan Fairly Z RZ34 Works and goes right into the LB Nation sub-division.
The kit developed by Kate Wataru and his team includes a new front bumper and front diffuser, a ducted hood, a three-piece ducktail rear spoiler, and massive flared fenders. Those who want to skip the fenders can order the kit without them. Also, each item can be ordered independently. But can you really imagine that the only mod on your car would be – let’s say – a bumper?
Liberty Walk offers the package in either fiber-reinforced plastic or carbon fiber-reinforced plastic at $9,328 and $11,583, respectively.
Photo: Liberty Walk
The renders from back in May showed the side mirrors poisoned forward, on the front fenders. But the build that Liberty Walk shows now proves that the team decided to let them keep their ground at the base of the A-pillars.
The model rides on Watanabe eight-spoke wheels. To make room for those, the original fenders had to be cut. The Nissan Z now sits closer to the tarmac due to the new adjustable air suspension like we have seen in most of the cars that Liberty Walk worked on. The Nissan Z that they shared on social media back in January stands proof.
There is no word on any power boost, and that is because the tuner doesn’t usually do that. So we are still dealing with the standard twin-turbocharged 3.0-liter V6 engine, which generates 400 horsepower (406 PS) and 350 lb-ft (475 Nm) mated to either a six-speed manual or a nine-speed automatic transmission.
Those are enough for the car to run from 0 to 60 mph (0-97 kph) in 4.3 seconds on its way to a top speed of 188 mph (303 kph).
The Nissan Z starts at $39,990. But if you want the Liberty Walk body kit, you may want to revise your budget.
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