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Landcruiser 76 Series

GVM 3660KG / GCM 7160KG

Toyota Landcruiser 76 Series
GVM & GCM Upgrade

The utilitarian wagon, the 76 Series (models up to 09/2025), gets an upgraded GVM of 3660kg (up from 3060kg) and a revised GCM of 7160kg (up from 6560kg).​

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Kit Includes:

  • Front Twin Tube Shocks

  • Front Coils (Australian made, with Australian Steel)

  • Rear Twin Tube Shocks

  • Rear Leaf Springs (Australian made, with Australian Steel)

  • Federal Compliance Plate (pre-registered vehicle) or 

  • State Compliance (registered vehicle)

  • Engineering

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IMPORTANT - Speak to our suspension experts about your set-up. Tell us what accessories will be fitted (bull bar, winch, rear drawers etc.). This will help us give advice on which kit best suits your needs.

More about the LandCruiser 76 Series Wagon GVM upgrade

The 76 wagon is a favourite for long-range touring. Factory GVM is 3060kg on 2007–2022 models, and 3510kg on J7 models.

  • Touring kit – 3660kg GVM, GCM up from 6560kg to 7160kg, rear axle 2360kg

  • Platinum kit: the same ratings with remote-reservoir shocks, for rough-road touring

The J7 kit is for V8 manual models only. At 7160kg GCM you can tow a 3500kg van and still carry a properly set-up wagon.

 

GVM, GCM and towing: what the numbers mean

GVM (Gross Vehicle Mass) is the most your vehicle is allowed to weigh, fully loaded. That covers the vehicle, fuel, passengers, accessories, everything in the tray or cargo area, and the towball weight of anything you're towing.

GCM (Gross Combination Mass) is the most your vehicle and trailer can weigh together. It's often the limit people forget.

Braked towing capacity (BTC) is the heaviest braked trailer your vehicle can tow, measured at the trailer's loaded weight (ATM).

A bull bar, winch, drawers, a canopy, a second battery, a long-range tank, a roof rack and a full fridge can add 400–600kg before you've packed a bag. Many 4WDs and utes go over their factory GVM before they leave the driveway on a trip.

 

Why GCM matters when you tow

GCM caps the car and van together. Take a vehicle with a 5900kg GCM towing a 3500kg caravan: the car itself can only weigh 2400kg, loaded. That's often less than the car plus passengers, fuel and accessories. A Lovells GCM revision raises that combined limit, so you can tow the van and still carry your gear legally.

 

Pre-registration or post-registration?

  • Pre-registration: fitted to a new vehicle before it's first registered. The vehicle is re-certified as a second-stage manufacture with its new ratings, which are recognised in every state. If you're buying new, this is the cleanest option.

  • Post-registration: fitted to a vehicle already on the road. In Victoria the upgrade is inspected and certified by a licensed VASS engineer.

Either way, tell your insurer about the upgrade. Our team will tell you which option suits your vehicle and handle the paperwork.

 

Why Lovells

  • Australian-made springs, engineered and tested by Lovells, a name in suspension for over 95 years

  • Matched kits: springs, shocks and, where needed, extra components such as rear axle upgrades or track correction

  • Certified to ADR and state requirements, with all paperwork supplied

  • Exclusive 5-year GVM and suspension warranty when fitted at a Lovells store

  • Fitted by our own teams at Campbellfield, Geelong and Carrum Downs

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