A? about wheel size for a '91 Toyota pickup

[Tom Cole]

I recently bought a used '91 Toyota pickup. 4cyl 22R-E-RN(manual), two wheel drive, 5speed. It is just what I needed, a plain old truck, no power steering, no AC. A previous owner replaced the standard wheels and tires (14x5J rims P195/75R14) with larger 15 inch wheels using P215/70R15. The truck steering is very stiff in parking maneuvers. The truck seems a little top heavy when going around curves. Also, the truck seems to be sensitive to even moderate wind at highway speeds on the interstate. This is without a load. Since this is my first truck, I just don't know whether these are normal driving characteristics. Should I consider changing back to the original wheel size? Would this improve the handling? Also, do the larger wheels significantly increase engine wear, transmission, clutch, differential, etc. wear?

[Luke@tirerack]

the tire diameter you have chosen is correct. 1 question I would have is what is the offset of the wheel because that can create the condition you are descibing but, the driving characteristics of a truck are significantly different than a car .... post the wheel info and we may have more helpful advice