... oh yes, you're right, it does affect the steering and other things.

Trike gear are stable, and should track more easily along the ground if everything is well setup. This is because the CG is in front of the wheels, also, when the plane lands the nose rotates down, the wing's angle of attack decreases, and the plane plants itself on the ground. This makes it a safer arrangement for learning.

Tail draggers, however, have the CG behind the wheels. This makes the plane somewhat unstable on the ground - you have to stay on top of it to keep it going straight. Also, when it lands the tail rotates down. This increases the angle of attack of of the wing, thus more lift, thus greater chance of bouncing.

In reality, does any of this make much difference with a model. I don't think so. At least not with an LT-40.

Mine will be setup for easy conversion so I can test both and stop speculating