It sounds like you've already adopted the KISS principal for diagnostics ... good.

I agree that brakes aren't likely but go ahead and pull the front wheels & inspect them since it's easy.

While each side of the front is up in the air, try & jiggle the wheel up & down to make sure your bearings are good.

I'd also drain the front pumpkin to see if anything bad comes out with the oil. Remember though to remove the fill plug first - if you can't get it out then you shouldn't drain the oil because you won't be able to fill it back up. Also keep in mind that there can be significant gunk built up in the pumpkin so you may need to probe the drain with a piece of wire or a zip tie to get the oil to come out.

I'm kinda leaning towards one of the outer CVs gave up the ghost but when mine did that, it literally exploded.

Keep us posted on your progress & if we think of anything else, we'll let you know.