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Rock Hard vs Evo Protek skids, how easy is to change the oil in my 2013 A5 with any

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Old Sep 3, 2015 | 07:58 AM
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Default Rock Hard vs Evo Protek skids, how easy is to change the oil in my 2013 A5 with any

It seems both offer all the basic protection we need, and both are pretty much similarly priced, the question is, is it easy to change the oil without removing the skid with either one ?
I'd leaning towards the Rockhard because of the tappered bolt heads, i just want to make sure whichever one i get that i won't have to remove the skids everytime i change the oil. I had a beefy engine skid in my previous off road rig, and the faker weighted 62lbs, it wasn't very difficult to remove/reinstall, but if i can save time and sweat lining up the facker backup, i'm all for it.

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Old Sep 3, 2015 | 08:28 AM
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Originally Posted by rsmwrangler
It seems both offer all the basic protection we need, and both are pretty much similarly priced, the question is, is it easy to change the oil without removing the skid with either one ?
I'd leaning towards the Rockhard because of the tappered bolt heads, i just want to make sure whichever one i get that i won't have to remove the skids everytime i change the oil. I had a beefy engine skid in my previous off road rig, and the faker weighted 62lbs, it wasn't very difficult to remove/reinstall, but if i can save time and sweat lining up the facker backup, i'm all for it.

Thanks a lot.
No need to remove our skid when changing your oil.
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Old Sep 3, 2015 | 08:46 AM
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I run the EVO Protek skids and you do not need to remove it to change the oil. It's got an opening for the drain plug.
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Old Sep 3, 2015 | 11:32 AM
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I've ran both skids currently running the rock hard now. They both allow for easy oil changes.
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Old Sep 3, 2015 | 01:45 PM
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Throw a Fumoto Valve on and you wont have any issue with oil changes.
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Old Sep 3, 2015 | 04:18 PM
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Stay away from the EVO ProTek system. If you actually do any rock crawling it'll destroy itself in no time. Very disappointed with them...
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Old Sep 4, 2015 | 04:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Tripletsi
Stay away from the EVO ProTek system. If you actually do any rock crawling it'll destroy itself in no time. Very disappointed with them...
Pics please ?
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Old Sep 4, 2015 | 07:43 PM
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I'm using the Rock Hard & they are great. They come with a door you remove when changing the oil.

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