135mm rear wheel in 130mm stays - bad idea?

I've got a few thousand miles on a '91 Bridgestone MB-Zip with a 135mm real hub forced into the 130mm dropouts with no issues. Short of getting busy tweaking the frame I say go for it! :wink:
 
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