We've got months of waiting to go but as we come into the end of 2023, I must poast while I still have time for irresponsible speculation.
Anyway, I understand we're working with fairly limited info until Q1 2024 where I'm assuming a lot of this may be revealed but going through videos, comment sections, forums/Reddit, etc there hasn't been much at all for "insider" info on upcoming standard equipment for the LC250. Though I have come across a couple interesting items:
As for the full-floating rear axle, that's probably more of a "value added" item that I will take into account when considering the purchase price. Again, it's a "light duty" rig so it's arguable a full-float isn't really necessary but I'll take all the HD equipment they'll give me.
Further, w/ a full float, I'm assuming that would help payload a bit.
Anyone else hear any little birds about available equipment on the LC250? We've got time to speculate.
- External Reservoir shocks: Independence Overland of YouTube, who has also gone to see and tour the GX550 and has a detailed video on the TrailHunter, is fairly certain that he noticed external reservoir shocks on the new Land Cruiser - something like the Old Man Emu BP-51. Video here - start 7:50 (very well-done video, imo). He grants that he hasn't heard this really pointed out and now that I think about it, I don't think anyone I've seen really went around the wheel to get a full look at the suspension configuration. Anyone catch any video that has confirmed either way?
- Full-Floating rear axle: Alright, this one is more on the likely-unrealistic area of the speculating.
I didn't see a direct comment from a content creator or an "insider" of any sort but there was a commenter on a video f/ Where to Next Overland here that I caught which mentions that the user has "twice" seen mention that the rear axle is full-floating. I asked about some links, and I went through videos that the user thought contained the info, but from all the videos I didn't hear anything about the full-float axle - only that the Land Cruiser will have the "larger" 9.25" axle that the TrailHunter will have. This user also mentioned that Kurt Williams (Land Cruiser Heritage Museum) made a comment for the full-float though I haven't been able to confirm. The only long-form commentary I came across Kurt's was a podcast he did w/ Texas Truck Channel but didn't get into the type of axle there. With all that non-confirmation said, I still wonder if this could be a thing? In my digging around, the first result that usually comes up is that the new Wrangler is actually switching to a full-float rear Dana 44 "HD" for 2024 and I wonder if it's not so unreasonable to think this could be a possibility. I'd say the Wrangler and LC250s are more of a "light duty" application (compared to common full-float applications such as 3/4 ton+ trucks and 70/80 series Land Cruisers) so I didn't really think there would be an economical case for it but now seeing the Wrangler get the full-float treatment, this subject has piqued my interest. Also, that 465 ft lb torque in the 2.4 Hybrid certainly makes a case for a full-float.
As for the full-floating rear axle, that's probably more of a "value added" item that I will take into account when considering the purchase price. Again, it's a "light duty" rig so it's arguable a full-float isn't really necessary but I'll take all the HD equipment they'll give me.
Anyone else hear any little birds about available equipment on the LC250? We've got time to speculate.
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