Part of the plastic in the latch for the liftgate broke off one side when I closed it the other day, and I finally figured out why it broke today. After considering why it might have flexed enough to misalign the latch, I figured that since I don't have my trailer hitch bolted on right now and that my homebrew bumper, being only tack welded on and not finished, did not provide enough support for in between the frame rails, resulting in the unibody actually twisting a little when I opened the hatch because I was parked unevenly. The only problem I've ever had with the hatch was that the handle is a little loose and I sometimes have to push the door in a little to get it to open. I'm holding off on fixing that because I want to find a 96+ zj hatch with lift glass and replace my current hatch.
Anyway, I currently have my rear bumper off and in the garage to work on. I've already gone over about a third of it so far, layering the welds and strengthening it. If it wasn't so late, I would go out and start cutting out more filler pieces for both rigidity and appearance. If it turns out anything like what I have in my head, it will look really good. I'm feeling guilty about getting so motivated about my bumper when my transmission is out and I'm still sourcing parts to make everything fit.
I guess I'll just stay in tonight cuz my roommates ditched me, but happy fourth, everyone.