Your descriptions are a bit vague.
"rod that goes from the front bumper to the engine compartment" - where? At the bottom back edge of the front bumper, where it meets the fender? That piece is called a "front fender stay". That's the only rod I can think of that attaches near the bumper.
"thing that went from somewhere near the engine compartment and to my axle itself" - sounds like either the tension rod, lower control arm, or the tie rod.
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