Josh, you appear to be saying that the bearing is too long and the bearing does not fit onto the crank....have you tried to put the bearing on the crank with the crank out of the engine? The length of the bearing (the thickness of the thrust surface) will be longer on a new bearing set since the thrust surface has not yet worn. Look at your thrust clearance spec....it is a fairly close fit....

Regarding the bearing brand...Federal is a good brand. There should be another number on the bearing; something like 010 for 0.010 under. You should always check the clearance on each bearing, even if it is with Plastigage. Also, check the thrust clearance with a feeler gauge.