Ideal 55 bottle rack

[Slider-Bob]

You have the right rack. Right now, it is placed too high inside the tub.

[Raven395]

That's the problem I can get it any lower. Where the coin Mech makes its way through it doesn't line up with the rack, almost like the rack is like an inch taller.

[Slider-Bob]

The coin mech sqaure shaft goes thru the hole on the side of the machine and fits into the square hole on the flapper/bottle gate. 

Do you have a bottle gate/flapper?

[MoonDawg]

     Could there have been extension brackets welded to the lower front and back?
This would essentially raise the rack, but these are primarily found on the Ideal 35 and maybe others but I have never seen them on the 55.