First off, thanks for everyone's replies to my barrage of questions I've asked the past few weeks. They've really helped.
As I've been pulling the entire front suspension out I'm wondering if my spindles are worth replacing or if significant rust on spindles is normal and not a concern. OEM replacements are $300 each so I'd rather not incur that
expense if it's not needed. There's some on Amazon for about $100 each but no reviews. Searching this forum and the frontier forum haven't really answered much. Maybe it's worth sanding and coating? Since im already replacing thre uca and Lca and most of the other things th that attach to the spindle I'd like this to be a long term reliable solution.