Problem with bottom spotlight module positioning/width - Joomla! Forum - community, help and support

hi all, i've built site once under v1.5, 1 i'm doing 2.5.6 , i've been having lot of problems getting template want. base template 1 our department handed out, modified version of ja t3. anyway, problem bottom spotlight.

site at: https://www.sas.rutgers.edu/cms/crimjust/index.php

template information enabled (index.php?tp=1), development mode. i've set both css , js no optimization. in case matters, i've been using opera primarily.

basically, want 3 equally sized modules menus in bottom spotlight. i've been able find indicates default having 3 modules each automatically take 33% of spotlight bar. instead, i'm getting left , middle modules (user6 , user7) cut off @ around 20%, , rightmost module(user8) takes it's own assigned space (320px), leaving large unused space in between positions 7 , 8.

layout code:

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  <blocks name="bottom" style="xhtml">
    <block name="botsl" type="spotlight" main-inner="1">user6,user7,user8</block>
    <block name="navhelper" type="navhelper" main-inner="1">footnav</block>
    <block name="footer" type="footer"></block>
  </blocks>

relevant code (that know of) template.css:

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/* bot spotlight ---*/
#ja-botsl .main { padding: 0; }
#ja-botsl .main-inner1 { padding: 10px 0; border-top: 1px solid #ccc; }
#ja-botsl .main .ja-box-left { width: 33% !important; margin-left: 1px; }
#ja-botsl .main .ja-box-center { width: 33% !important; }
#ja-botsl .main .ja-box-right { width: 33% !important; margin-right: 8px; }

the last 3 lines got forum trying fix similar (though reversed) problem, don't seem have helped. effect did see margin-right did change position of user9 module.

anybody have ideas? if need more info, let me know i'm missing, i'll try post asap.

i have tried using specialwidth in layout file well, applying each of possible slots in turn, makes empty space bigger. i've tried each of block styles, playing wrap options. actually, using no-wrap="1" fixed positioning, removed bunch of other formatting. colwidth had similar effect specialwidth.