Originally Posted by sciencemonster

The distance from the dropout to the flange is meaningless. The tires are centered on the frame. The dropouts are centered on the frame. Where the hub ends up is not relevant. Dishing corrects for that. You can have extra washers on the right, the left, or on neither side. Doesn't matter. The dishing is to return the rim to the center, whereever the hub ends up.

If one set of stays was longer than the other, then yes, one drop out would be farther out from dead center.