You can always make something fit with the right amount of money time and resources.But why struggle with that when they make a rear strut brace for the contour. Bolt in is probably the easiest but if you know how to weld then weld away.
REDLINING IT ALL THE TIME
1998 mtx zetec contour
17.1 @79mph
open element air filter
ford 9mm racing wires
dtm style exhaust