02-09-2018, 07:19 AM
I'm a little late to the party, but since it's a production part, a Z shaped bending/forming die would be worth the effort. It could be angled so that both bends started at the same time and would require the mating parts to have a 5/32" radius on them to keep from flattening the rod. Small die sets are available from McMaster Carr.
Tom
Tom