TCI Streetfighter Shifter Installation Questions

One other question. The instructions say to drill a 1 1/2" hole 3" in front of the front left shifter mount to route the cable through the floor. I drilled the hole and the cable seems to be too close to the mount that holds the cable to the shifter body. The cable would need to be bent at too radical of an angle to properly connect the cable to the shifter. Could I bring the cable forward of this point and drill and route the cable further away from the shifter mount so that it has more free play to move back and forth? It just does not seem right and I am following the TCI instructions to the word.