318 balancer on a 360 crank advice needed

yes, sure it's a 318 balancer (I don't own anything that is externally balanced). This should mean that installed on a 360 with a 1970 318 timing cover and balancer, the distance to the timing marks on the cover should be the same as a 318 and therefore the face of the balancer where the crank pulley mounts should be correct for our mock up if I can get it to pull up in place)?
I would certainly think so. You say in your first post that it's being held off like 1/4". Is that right? .....and what do you have to compare to? Now, I have seen where some balancers are larger in diameter and actually hit the timing mark on the timing cover and that stops it from installing all the way.