Tie rods (inner & outer) are cheap enough that I'd just as soon replace them when this shop does the alignment, can't hurt. Certainly not a big expense considering the other knucklers wanted a grand to replace the steering rack in a "shot in the dark" attempt to "maybe" solve the problem. Now it seems that nobody thinks that is the issue at all. I'll order the Febi-Bilstein pieces tonight. Will update once this all sorts out, thanks for everyone's input!