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Message: <blockquote data-quote="stutaeng" data-source="post: 25377" data-attributes="member: 6175">I installed some new Cooper tires I had bought a while on our 20 3500 Express Van, with some PYO rims I had laying around. The original Bridgestone tires still had decent thread but it had a bad steering wheel shake when braking. Van has like 25k and we bought it with 5k miles. I test drove it and looks like it was tires because that disappeared. Strange...I was going to reuse those tires on my project Suburban, but now IDK?Then wife mentioned our 13 Chrysler minivan made some "sounds" when braking. I went for a test drive and sure enough, she was right. Mileage is around 95k and I had replaced the brakes around 65k. The current brakes dust badly and last week I had cleaned the wheels and this week after I drove it I noticed the front passenger wheel was completely black from brake dust.Well, that brake pad was gone! I bought pads and rotors from the local AAP. After I replaced the other front side, that one had about 50% pad life left! So likely sticking caliper? I did lubricate the pins in that one side. I will keep an eye on it...is there anything else that could cause this?I had just found an article on these vans. 2013 was a transition year and vans built later that year got dual piston calipers, larger rotors and a larger brake booster, and 17" wheels. Missed the opportunity to do "big brake swap" like on our GM trucks. SMH</blockquote>