Lokar cable adjustment

Bumping/hi-jacking this thread, sorry. Didn't want to make another post about Lokar, they get enough attention on here as it is. I STILL can't get the kickdown correctly adjusted. When it seems to be overtightened, it won't even shift out of first. If undertightened, it won't hit 3rd until I'm going about 60, at which point it's nearly 3k rpm. I just gave it a bunch of slack and looked at the actual kickdown bracket on the transmission, and the spring does not bring it all the way to the return position. Is it supposed to? Should I put a return spring there? It'll pull it back to it's original position, but then there's still room for it to move back. Does this make sense? Am I completely stupid for not being able to adjust this thing?! Seems like everybody else gets it so easily, and I've literally been trying all day. Did I kill my transmission!? Stumped, and ready to give up, someone give me some hope!!

Even though you say "when it's under tightened it won't go into 3rd until 60 mph" it sounds like you have it over tightened. Both problems you described are when the cable is too tight. When you back it off it'll shift through the gears bang, bang, bang.

BTW: I assume the transmission shifted ok with the stock linkage???