Thought this may be worth sharing.
Always had a bit of a creak from the rear of my Freelander 1 3 door. Not subframe mounts or anything to do with hard top or suspension. It turned out to be side to side movement between the taildoor latch and striker. Adjusting the striker outwards to take off some seal force and a liberal application of grease has cured it and rid the car of its only major annoyance. An unusual fix as creaking tailgates are often fixed by adjusting striker to increase the seal forces.
Always had a bit of a creak from the rear of my Freelander 1 3 door. Not subframe mounts or anything to do with hard top or suspension. It turned out to be side to side movement between the taildoor latch and striker. Adjusting the striker outwards to take off some seal force and a liberal application of grease has cured it and rid the car of its only major annoyance. An unusual fix as creaking tailgates are often fixed by adjusting striker to increase the seal forces.