To answer Stryker's question, yes. If I hop on the fender the squeaking/creaking noise is plainly obvious. I thought about the PS rack but its been replaced recently. I would hope its not gone again cause then I'm doing that ish myself and that's gonna suck. The noise from hopping on the fender would suggest suspensions issues however. I've been told the top plate that has the 3 mounting lugs going into the fender has a bearing in it that can wear out. Any truth to this? My searches on several websites have come up kinda ambiguous on that.