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.
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:- 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.
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.
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