Finally got around to pulling the tierods off. Both spindles are VERY hard to rotate. I think I've got ball joint issues. Not sure what's up, but the A-arms, ball joints, and spindles are all CPP with less than 1,000 miles on them.
When I say hard to rotate, I'm coming from a 1 ton 4x4 blazer with adjustable kingpin preload. I know how knuckles should rotate
Will update when CPP rep responds to my new email.