Originally Posted by
PatrickGSR94
If the metal thickness at the dropouts are considerably different than my current fork, will I have to change out my front quick release skewer?
You should be ok. Skewers are fairly well standardized these days. The difference in thickness is because your suspension fork lowers are magnesium or aluminum, whereas your replacement fork is steel. However the difference in thickness should be within tolerance. I would be surprised if your current skewer didn't continue to do its job.