340 Crank bolt threads issue

All small block Mopar balancer/damper bolts have the same thread. Damage can be caused by trying to install a tight balancer/damper using a stock length bolt and very few threads are engaging. I bought a longer bolt to get it started so more threads were engaged before it started pulling the balancer/damper in.
makes sende, the bolt "starts" but gets tight after say two threads, it doesn't get in there very far. I was eying it up to make sure it was going in straight.