I had a set of GR-2's combined with Aerospeed coilovers (yes that was back in my ricer days

) on my 95 Escort GT and didn't mind them at all. I never had any problems with them and in my mind they aren't that bad, I mean adjustables would have been better but for the money I didn't think they were bad. I paid $288 for all 4 on my Escort. Though I do agree with everyone else that the BAT kit is the way to go on the Contour, if I do the suspension that's the way I'm going.