They are so weak, people commonly snap off the ends protruding past the "locknuts" when overtightening the mounting nuts. On the rear, these hubs seem to have the easiest-to-strip cog and lockring threads as well.
(One BFer even posted a pic last year...)
Using as a QR hub will actually be an improvement - just check the dropout alignments to make sure they are straight so you don't put any non-linear force on the axle when closing the quick release.
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