I am in the middle of overhauling the rack and all the rubber bushings to poly. I was cleaning the radius arms and noticed a slight bend on the driver side and an even slighter bend on the passenger arms. The car was really lowered by the PO and would bottom out easily. I have since put the original springs back in. Can anyone tell me whether the bend in radius arms is by design or damage?

I'm not sure what you mean by "Radius arm". Is that the same as Tension/Compression Rods? Any pictures?

I have never noticed a "bend" in any of the T/C rods of the Z cars that I've owned.

I originally put compression rod but I was reading my FSM and it called them radius arms so I came back and edited my post. So yes I'm talking about the compression rod. I loaned out my digital camera so I cant send you a pic but here's a link to Atlanticz article that shows the rod. Thanks EZ

http://www.atlanticz.ca/zclub/techtips/suspension/comprod/index.html

No bends, they should be straight.

Thanks to you and my 5 pound sledge....they're staight now!!! Thank for you help!