Wierd sound when braking

[Meh987]

Whenever I hit the brake, I hear a squeeking sound for every revolution of the wheel. I think it is coming from the brake pads because it doesn't happen with the E-brake. Also at slower speeds, when I hit the brake, it makes a different sound, kind of like a small squish sound. I have no idea what this one is coming from. So I am just wondering if these are bad problems and how to fix them, because I'm taking it racing this sunday for my first time.

 

[boostineklipz]

what type of brake pads do you have?

 

[Meh987]

I don't know which pads they are. They've been on the car since I had it (about 6 months). The sound is only coming from the left rear tire.

 

[ianGST]

yeah my car is acting up like that too.. just slightly different interpretation of the sounds..

Yesterday my car began making a scratching or dragging noise that comes from the passenger side front wheel. More specifically, it gets faster with the speed I am travelling and gets worse when I apply the brakes. It seems like something is dragging along the rotor or something but it seemed okay when I looked at it. Is this a fairly common problem? Is it just a warped rotor? Or some bad pads? Its not a squeal.. definitely more of a drag, and when I brake it feels horrible and the sound becomes more of a constant crunching noise. My old SE-R had a warped rotor but it didn't sound nearly this bad. Any ideas? I drive a 97 GS-T with stock suspension, brakes, wheels, and tires.

Ian