Suggestions from those folks who already have done it

[BFH4N]

Be careful planning to change to smaller wheels (17" to 16"). They may not fit over the brake caliper.

I was going to put 15" wheels on my new '07 Tacoma, which had 16" wheels, because I had a set of good almost-new tires left from the old '01 Taco (RIP). I was all set to buy used 15" wheels, but discovered at the last minute that they wouldn't have fit.

 

[Cedar]

Thanks for the advice, bfh2n,
We are going to stick with the 17" wheels, we realize the possible problems with changing the wheels after thinking about it a while.

 

[Cedar]

Thanks everyone for your advice. We decided to get a new one, especially since mold on the pop up part was a big concern. My husband has bad allergies and asthma and we decided to go new and off-gas it.
I appreciate everyone's willingness to help out!