Well the 2001 to 2005 Sport trac bushings under the cab were never rubber of any type at anytime. These bushings were made of who knows what. Looked at my fathers 2005 F150 and its bushings are perfectly fine with 180,000 miles, almost 60,000 more than mine and it has been up north in many salty road environments. Ford wants to play stupid and that is their option, but I, as a consumer who dropped a good bit of money 11 years ago on my truck with the expectation that they were selling me a decent and reliable truck, have betrayed me and other Ford owners trust. And I will do all I have to, to ensure other Sport trac owners don't have to shell out a small fortune on THEIR failure to use a non-defective part.