i believe its my real wheels but im not sure. i just changed the front rotors and brake pads. but now i hear this constant scraping sound no matter if i hit the brakes or not, whether i turn the steering wheel or not has little effect of the sound. I took my rear wheel off today and looked at the pads, there is about 3/8's of an inch left on the rear pad. So i dunno what else could be causing the scraping sound i am hearing.

any ideas, suggestions on what to check for?

 

sounds like a brake problem, one pad could be really low or could be broken.

- Jack the car up in the rear ... spin tire...
- if u still hear the scraping, check the wheel and make sure its not hitting anything and spinning free.
- if all clear need to do ur rear brakes.

i know it seems odd, when u havent herd that sound before, but old brakes can do that ......., one day there fine then next they start makin some noise.. and then u need to get new ones.
Fronts are an EZ job rears are a bit more work..no biggy.

 

Make sure the backing plate isn't rubbing on the rotor.

 

Did you lubricate some of the sliding/contact points?