No you didn't go too big. You can never really go too big I think. My install took awhile. Simply because I had to fab a wires for it that they forgot to send me and also had to grind and beat on the mount plate so it would sit flush. I bought the 2500lbs. I also had to find a place for the relay block. I guess if everything went smooth about 2 hours or so. Maybe less. Maybe more.