[Hendrik van Oorspronk]

Hello, as far as I can see from your pictures, the right on is pointing straight forward and the left one is pointing to the inside.
I think it is possible it is bend, or wrongly made. Because it looks when you aim the mounting point a bit to the left the rod will fit nice straight up along the spring, this is important because of the power reactions in the stud and the absorber.

Green greetings

Hendrik van Oo