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@retrodicorsa
If you want to use it just fit it, simply make sure the bike is resting on the wheels when you tighten the nuts, that way gravity will work its magic and the axle will be in contact with same part of dropout on both side and if you're frame is straight the wheel should centre OK. Once the nuts are tight it ain't goin' nowhere. The shims you hanker after would effectively be short lengths of tube with a wall thickness of <0.5mm, not much point IMO.