That looks like the protective coating beginning to crack due to ageing, the rubber underneath will be fine. If they are worn, you will be able to move the bar in the rubber with some free movement.
As has already been mentioned, there's no polished metal visible (good sign) and there is an engineering reason these were bonded to the bar when new.
From your other thread, I'd be checking the suspension arm bushes for play, maybe even release the torque, articulate the suspension and re-torque with the weight of the vehicle on the wheels I used to have a set of stands that bolted to the hubs (I made them from 10mm plate with ball castors set into the foot) which I regrettably left at the last LR dealership I worked at, it made the task so much easier. I've heard of people using axle stands supporting an old hub cut from a damaged wheel which could work but I'd want a jack under the lifting point, 'just in case'....
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