Check the cradle(plastic U shaped part holding the tire carrier arm to the tailgate) and make sure it is centered when closing the door. Also check that there is proper tension on the tire carrier. If this doesn’t make the noise disappear check the bolts holding the tire carrier to the frame. Mine is squeaky again and needs attention. Hope this helps. Great find.
In all seriousness, that is a helluva nice Jeep to find set up that way. Congrats. I was of course kidding about my comments above. Except for needing an Angry Eyes grill. That you definitely need.
I tried to adjust the turn buckle but one of the bolts dont want to loosen. I will have to get some liquid wrench and see if that helps. Right now i did the redneck fix. I zipped tied some cut up bike tube to the bar.
