well the wheels spin freely on both sides of the car, so i don't see how it can be a brake pull (although i only spun the front wheels, the rear wasn't in the air).. the cylinders pressed in fine with c-clamps when i installed the pads, and all rotors are still good. i'm going to check if the rear tires spin freely.. if they do, i'm just going to get an alignment and hope that's the problem.

the only reason why i'm weary of an alignment is it doesn't feel like an alignment pull.. it doesn't shake or vibrate, and there's no road noise from the tires, which alignment problems usually cause. but we'll see.