Spindle Pin Bushings

Tore into backend of my '71 240 to replace a bad bearing on the right side stub axle. Decided to inflict more injury by replacing the 33+ year old spindle pin bushings. Managed to remove pins using the K.Blough method using washers to pull em out slowly. The metal sleeves in the Energy suspension poly kit were deviated with undersized bores and had to get replacements from their factory in San Clemente. Installed outer bushings in transverse link with the replacement sleeves. Mating the link to the spindle pin housing shows a .040 tight fit with the link bushings fully seated. No way it is going together!

Anbody experience this problem and what was done to fix it?

Could Murphy have struck twice with my kit and also provided me with poly bushings with thick flange? A design fit of line-on-line would be tolerable considering some flex in the bushing.