They run the wide bend so the tube is inline with the spherical rod end. That puts the ball in the spherical inline which is best to reduce wear and loading.

Magnumforce does the same thing with one of it's upper control arms.





I've seen this setup below on other production aftermarket, circle track and other type race cars. It's just more costly to manufacturer which drives the selling price to customer up. And Hotchkis is pushing the price point already.