Originally Posted by thook

are those shifters ultegra 8 or 9spd? either way, they really should have enough throw. my 8spd shifters work fine with a deore dx triple FD and crank that has quite a wide q-factor. maybe try an alternate cable routing as folks do with road STI and mtb triple fronts. wrap the shifter cable up underneath the pinch bolt vs over the top of it.

incidentally, why are you showing a picture of the right hand shifter? also, it looks like you have the cable routed from it to the FD. right hand shifters are for the rear. it says "compatible with RD 7400", etc...meaning Rear Derailleur