Chevy Tracker Tires

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I purchased a 1999 Tracker Convertable 2wd about a year ago with about 76k miles on her. A national tire chain's web site said that the OEM tires that came with the Tracker are supposed to be P195/75R15, but are no longer available. The tires that came with my Tracker are Uniroyal Tigerpaw P205/70R15's. Last winter we actually got stuck in our driveway when it snowed, even though we had about 300 pounds of sand in the back over the rear axle. Since there is no way I'd ever take this thing off-road, can anyone recommend a good tire that gets decent traction in the snow and wet pavement and is also fairly quiet on the highway? What tires do owers of other 2wd convertables have on their Trackers? -Thanks, GF!
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I just got new tires at sears and they even said 26psi for the tracker.i Noticed a smoother ride as when i had 35psi i felt the bumps alot more.
According to Tire Guides, the original tires on a 1999 Chevy Tracker were either P195/75R15 or P205/75R15 mounted on 5.5" rims, inflated to 24 psi front, 26 psi rear.
P225/75R15's require a minimum rim width of 6" - and that means the stock wheels on the Tracker are too small for the tire. That causes the tread face of the tire to arch and may result in the tire wear more quickly in the center of the tread, a tendency to follow the ruts and grooves in the road, and a sensitivty to cross winds. While increasing the inflation pressure may help with the cross winds, that's the wrong direction for both wear and the groove following.