i bought some second hand konis off here a while back, theyve been on the car for a few months. I noticed the drivers side was slightly bent at the bottom where the spring seats but thought nothing off it.

After driving it for a few months its started to play up, when i go full lock either way sometimes i get a bang as if the spring turning round, its also affects the tracking in some way and pulls badly to one side.

could this be caused by the the bent part on the shock, im confused and cant see whats happening