how'd you do it Mav? I pressed really hard on the bottom area, and maybe got the skid to move about 1/4" closer. Did you make the top 2 tight, and then work on the bottom, or did you loosen the top 2 a bit while trying to get the bottom to snug up closer to the holes? Did you end up sanding/filing the skid holes at all?

I can see how the slide hammer or a making a bridge would definitely help in this scenario.

I don't know how much I can push the ABS plastic w/o damaging it.

I even got a crazy idea of cutting off about 3-4" off straight across the bottom....no screws to install, and less likely to catch on anything or get scraped when off road.