I'm running the 4 plate, not only is it progressive it's also adjustable so you can tighten the screws in and lock it up from very little to almost a spool...it offers the best of both worlds, I had it locked pretty tight on my fgbaja and was spinning donuts on my shop concrete floor for 10mins til i got dizzy watching it...cured my needed fix as we've still got snow here and it doesn't go very well in the snow[]