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The ebrake connects to the rear wheels.
If your tire is all torn up I wouldn't blame that on brakes in any way. You'd know if the brakes weren't disengaging.....having no acceleration would be your first indicator, and the brakes/rotors would develop problems, not the tire.
The brakes can smell a little like burning rubber. How many miles have you put on since having the new pads installed? My guess is that they take a little while to break in (no pun intended). My bro's IS300 had nasty burnt rubber smell from the brakes for a while when the car was new, every time I got out of the car I noticed it.
If you tire is torn up, though, then you might want to look into getting some new tires. Driving on damaged tires isn't the best idea in the world.
How hard do you drive your car though, or shall I say, stop your car? To need new rotors on a '98 sounds pretty extreme to me.....
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