[DanEC]

You should look at your current wheel clearance to the door and cowl wrap around which depending on your wheel placement can be pretty tight - and a bigger wheel could make it tighter. I would agree that you would probably notice some difference in steering effort - not sure how much you can tell. Basically you are going from a 7-1/2 inch leverage to 8 inch which is about a 6 to 7% advantage. More winding of the wheel in turns though.