I honestly didn't think to look at it from the front perspective (i.e. looking parallel to the studs and/or axle. I was looking down the front of the hub face from above. In other words I stuck my head in the wheel well and was looking down at the ground watching the face of the hub move in and...
Ok....so I have had what I thought was a warped caliper and/or frozen piston in the front (again) for what seems like forever.
When coming to a stop it feels like the front brakes catch and then release over and over again. It feels like a distinctive high spot on a rotor.
Jack the front end...