I also subscribe to bigger wheels, narrower trucks: I felt like I could tip (turn) further, before the wheels touched the deck. I also thought that was why the pinch lords (Foy for example), setup the wider than deck width trucks, for the pinch (aka desirable wheelbite).
Some of the pnw rippers were riding 8.5 trucks on the love seat, that made sense, also you don’t need a whole set of something else and the adjustment period (these were guys that skated 8.5 boards but were just stepping it up for a change of pace on that shape, before going back to the regular).
I didn’t try 8.5s on the huffer, probably should have. 8.75 was better, for me, than 9. Take that with a grain of salt cuz I’m into matching the back truck truck width to the deck. And I do this because despite having been around skateboards almost my entire life, I am apt to jump on a board, attempt to push, and slam after kicking my own back wheel. Stay humble.