I had a lokar on my Duster. The kickdown was never right with it no matter how it was adjusted.

When I replaced it with a rod and adjusted it correctly I could see why. The geometry with the cable isn't there. You have two cables working in opposite directions where as your kickdown linkage has a slotted attachment at the carb for a reason, letting you be able to have much more adjustment.

Putting the rod back in and setting it up and the car shifted the way I always thought it should.