Tension Rods? Are they straight or have a slight bent?

[trajanH]

On my 97Q45 both of the front Tension Rods have a slight bend in them. Is this normal or do any of you have Q45's (year 90-2000) riding on slightly bent Tension Rods? I like the ride and steering of my car since I replaced the Tension Rod bushings but I was wondering what is the norm for my car. I did not think much about it because 2 different 97 Q45 cars that I saw at the local junkyard also had slightly bent front Tension Rods.

[elwesso]

they are not supposed to be bent, sounds like someone may have tried to jack up the car using them or something...

[JOHNQ]

i changed them on my 99q few months ago and i believe both factory rods were bent slightly but the aftermarket ones that i replaced them with were straight.

[JOHNQ]

i changed them on my 99q few months ago and i believe both factory rods were bent slightly but the aftermarket ones that i replaced were straight.

[trajanH]

Thanks for the heads up. My Tensions Rods do not have a mark on them or any signs of being bent from impact or weight bearing. So I am assuming that they come like that from the factory. However, if i get some aftermarket Tensions Rods they are all straight and I wonder how that will fit on my car.