Bending the fender brace.

[Great Lakes Greg]

The front fender on the passenger side has a distance of 4 inches from the top of the tire. The drivers side is about half that, and it constantly rubs on right turns and bumps. I want to bend that bracket up two inches. Should I bend at the headlight mount, or at the bend at the top? Cold bend, or heated up? All other dimensions on the front of the car are identical from left to right, so it's not springs or anything else out of whack. Standing in front of the car, it is pretty obvious the droop is in the fender only.
Thanks experts.