Keep breaking my drive shaft

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Ram03

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Hey im new to this but i have a 2003 dodge ram 4 door and i recently lowered the back i installed a flip kit but since i lowered it my driveshaft keeps breaking at first i was told i had to angle the diff to keep the drive shaft straight and i did it and one week later it snapped again i was searching and they said i needed a 2 piece drive shaft but i thought maybe its because i dont have a bed notch so maybe if i get a bed notch it will fix it? Need help please4e1abd38bbfbb5e80284c09e99d3e83c.jpg

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Hey im new to this but i have a 2003 dodge ram 4 door and i recently lowered the back i installed a flip kit but since i lowered it my driveshaft keeps breaking at first i was told i had to angle the diff to keep the drive shaft straight and i did it and one week later it snapped again i was searching and they said i needed a 2 piece drive shaft but i thought maybe its because i dont have a bed notch so maybe if i get a bed notch it will fix it? Need help please4e1abd38bbfbb5e80284c09e99d3e83c.jpg

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something is wrong with your axle placement, pinion angle or you axle may not be aligned properly, i have a 12" drop in the rear on mine and have the shaft that came on my 03, the notch wont do anything but let your axle move up and down more, thats not going to help your drive shaft issue, also did you weld the perches on the axel when you did the flip kit? thats the number 1 thing you must do when you lower a 3rd gen ram and install a flip kit
 

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Are the u-joints phased(clocked) correctly?
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something is wrong with your axle placement, pinion angle or you axle may not be aligned properly, i have a 12" drop in the rear on mine and have the shaft that came on my 03, the notch wont do anything but let your axle move up and down more, thats not going to help your drive shaft issue, also did you weld the perches on the axel when you did the flip kit? thats the number 1 thing you must do when you lower a 3rd gen ram and install a flip kit
Yes i did weld it

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