Putting pistons in my 383. Seeing trouble with rod bearing
They should match, line up, fit better than that.
The side of the rod that goes up against the crankshaft has a larger clearance and the bearing is offset that way to stay away from the crankshaft. The other side of the rod on a v8 engine "rubs" against the other rod sharing that crankshaft journal and this side has less bearing offset.
No matter what you do, make sure the bearings are not able to contact each other on the rod side and not able to contact the crankshaft on the crankshaft side.
Here is is pictures of rod bearings that sit correctly in a rod. Do as you wish, but I would be checking another bearing set in that rod.
They should match, line up, fit better than that.
The side of the rod that goes up against the crankshaft has a larger clearance and the bearing is offset that way to stay away from the crankshaft. The other side of the rod on a v8 engine "rubs" against the other rod sharing that crankshaft journal and this side has less bearing offset.
No matter what you do, make sure the bearings are not able to contact each other on the rod side and not able to contact the crankshaft on the crankshaft side.
Here is is pictures of rod bearings that sit correctly in a rod. Do as you wish, but I would be checking another bearing set in that rod.