Umm...If you're not cold-setting, it's gonna take the exact spread of the wheel/hub/axle you're putting in there. If the dish of the wheel is correct then the spread is gonna match that. The dropouts are resting on the axle nuts (or axle washers if you need clearance like I just did on the Batavus Pro) and will be equidistant from center of the axle as it springs into place. You are describing cold setting something unevenly.