Front should smoke long before the rear. I think only front have smoked on my contours (well, only the svt has rear disc).
And ABS kicks in on the front on my svt. Back doesn't seem like a problem for me. BTW, I hate abs. Run off the road and see how good abs stops you.
And o yeah, I have mintex on the zetec.... Fade super quick. Don't expect peformance out of a non performance pad. You want performance: contact carbotech as they should know have what they need to make pads for any contour guy that wants em.