It just seems like such a terrible idea. Has anyone ever seen them dry out before (ie. could they have cracked and instead of replacing them they just removed them?). If you are getting that close to the end of your suspension travel, I want more rubber as a cushion, not less.
Ive probably done seals/oil on 50 sets of these exact forks, and have never seen this before. And Ive never seen them dry out either....Ive never seen this before at all