The new CQ Gold pads weren't exactly performing well. I still had a drag on the driver side, so today I pulled the caliper brackets and tuned up the pad slots with a file, regreased, and reinstalled. They were also vibrating when hot, so I made sure to torque the lug nuts this time. Fingers crossed.
On a related note, I noticed that my outer tierod boots have failed (gone) again. There must be something with the taper in these Belltechs as this is the 3rd set of different tierod ends I've had on it- very frustrating.