Originally Posted by
Jeff Wills
Exact positioning normally isn't super-critical.
With long horizontal dropouts, you do want to make sure that you have a set-screw or some other method of replacing the wheel to the same place or your brake alignment will be off. If you've adjusted a pair of rim brakes with the wheel in a forward position in the dropout, then move the wheel all the way back in the dropout, it's possible the brakes may cut the sidewall of the tire.