Do rubber components have a "service life"?

[Steve_W]

Reason for asking is that I'm about to change the dampers on our 2003 Freelander and was thinking about what else I should change whilst everything's apart.

For example, the flexi brake hoses are original AFAIK. They don't show signs of cracking but since they may be 13 years old and the car's done 160,000 miles, I was wondering if it's worth changing them?

I'm assuming that when I pull the suspension apart I'm going to find the strut mountings, bump stops, and front strut top bearings might be a little tired too!