Honestly, remove yours and straighten it.  Then reinforce the supports and add 3/16" plate to it.  The stock plate does little to protect the tank.
The 17 gl tank in my GV now fits 15 gals, and 1 gallon moves the needle from empty to 1/4 tank.  My skid looks alot like cumpled tin foil, and the support tubes have been bent/pushed upward about 3-4" total.