Wheel Offset and Tracking

I have a question for you folks who are wheel/suspension experts or have experience with wheels with larger offsets. I am exploring options for getting my Tacoma to track better -- better straight-line stability on the highway, especially in rutted highways. I am going to buy a second set of wheels for mounted snow tires, but many of the TRD wheels available come from the 4runner or FJ and have a larger offset. Would a larger offset make the "rut following" better, worse, or no different?

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Worse.

I'd start with a good alignment.

 

Buy yourself a good tire air pressure gauge and start there.

 

Alignment is fine. It is brand new and I drove 2 others (1 new, one used) that behaved pretty much the same way. Obviously it wasn't bad enough to keep me from buying, but I'd like to do anything I can to make it better, if possible.

 

I've been playing a bit with the air pressure to see if it helps. Not a lot of difference though. I've been running 33 lbs. lately and that seems to a bit better than the stock 30 lbs. that the door sill indicates.

 

Brand new and never had an alignment?
Yeah...it's off.

 

I recently switched from 17x&x7.5x25offset with 265/70/R17 AT20 to 16x7x30offset with 245/75/R16 G056 tires. I know it is subjective but it feels like the 16s track better and corner better to me. A lighter feel and less input. Definitely better acceleration and braking.

 

I’ve never noticed anything with my -10mm offset wheels.

 

it's never one thing, c'mon you know this. whole package deal, offset just being a part, and -10 isn't so much like say -30 or whatever.

 

Yea, good alignment and tires are rather important.

 

All other things being equal...
A taller tire negates some of that offset.
You might have lucked out with an alignment that compliments your specs.