A little bigger is better than tiny bit to small I have used a 3500 Lb, 2500 Lb amd now have a 4500 lb Superwinch in my car trailer hauling 3100 to 3800 lb race cars, I was ask by a former boss to haul his 1967 Ford 3/4 ton 2 whd drive truck to his home, I had to double the 3500 lb winch line to get it into my trailer The 2500 lb winch would struggle coming up over the center of the dove tail with my 3100 lb Duster on a single line. The 4500 lb would drag it up the loading ramp single line with the tranny in park The rear wheels where in the dirt and the car was going sideways before I realized that it was still in park Even then that winch pulled it that way without struggling