already got the driver side off. it definitely wobbled front/rear when wiggling the wheel before taking it off. probably my wobble I felt when hard braking. the passenger side wobbled but just barely. though I could grip them and turn them easily by hand. either way both sides are worn out. already have new rods on order for friday morning.

I have a newborn otherwise I would have jacked it up in the air a little while ago and figured out what was going on but instead, "family issues" arose so I used it as an excuse to take it to the alignment shop and let them diagnose/misdiagnose the issue for me.

aside from them telling me the rack was bad and not serviceable (probably trying to make a quick buck but whatever) they were spot on. everything else was fine. hell, even the dust boots on the tie rods are still intact so I'll re-use them.

took 15 minutes to pop the driver side off only because I had to use an allen wrench to hold the outer tie rod mount in place it was that loose in the socket