Model year 2005 · TJ (1997–2006)

2005 Jeep Wrangler specs

The 2005 Jeep Wrangler tows 1,000–3,500 lb, has 8.3–10.3 in of ground clearance, weighs 3,231–3,730 lb at the curb and measures 148.0–167.0 in long, by configuration, per Jeep’s own documents.

We hold 12 configurations of the 2005 Wrangler, and Jeep gives a figure for every one.

Retail configurations: 12
Documents: 2

2005 Wrangler Rubicon 4.0L 6-speed manual, drawn to scale from its published dimensions.

01 / Configurations

Every 2005 Wrangler configuration

12 retail configurations sold in 2005, each with the figures Jeep publishes for it. A number a factory package raises shows under the configuration’s own. Jeep gives figures for weights, dimensions, towing and clearance and angles.

200512 configurations

2005 Jeep Wrangler TJ: every configuration with its numbers
Configuration	Ground clearance	Approach	Breakover	Departure	Max towing	Curb weight	Tires
SE 2.4L 6-speed manual	9.0 in	42.0°	22.6°	31.5°	1,000 lb	3,231 lb	P215/75R15
SE 4.0L 4-speed automatic	9.0 in	42.0°	22.6°	31.5°	2,000 lb	3,234 lb	P215/75R15
X 4.0L 6-speed manual	—	—	—	—	2,000 lb	3,418 lb	P215/75R15
X 4.0L 4-speed automatic	—	—	—	—	2,000 lb	3,418 lb	P215/75R15
Sport 4.0L 6-speed manual	—	—	—	—	2,000 lb	3,450 lb	P225/75R15
Sport 4.0L 4-speed automatic	—	—	—	—	2,000 lb	3,450 lb	P225/75R15
Rubicon 4.0L 6-speed manual	10.3 in	44.9°	25.4°	33.9°	2,000 lb	3,717 lb	LT245/75R16
Rubicon 4.0L 4-speed automatic	10.3 in	44.9°	25.4°	33.9°	2,000 lb	3,717 lb	LT245/75R16
Unlimited 4.0L 6-speed manual	8.3 in¹	43.1°²	21.4°³	27.7°⁴	3,500 lb	3,730 lb	LT30x9.5R15
Unlimited 4.0L 4-speed automatic	8.3 in¹	43.1°²	21.4°³	27.7°⁴	3,500 lb	3,730 lb	LT30x9.5R15
Unlimited Rubicon 4.0L 6-speed manual	—	—	—	—	3,500 lb	3,724 lb	LT245/75R16
Unlimited Rubicon 4.0L 4-speed automatic	—	—	—	—	3,500 lb	3,724 lb	LT245/75R16

MakerSources: 2005 Jeep Wrangler web brochure (jeep.com/pdf/wrangler/complete.pdf) · Canadian Vehicle Specifications, 2005 Jeep Wrangler (NHTSA vPIC GetCanadianVehicleSpecifications, metric)

¹ Jeep’s documents disagree: 8.3 in (website) vs 8.8 in (same website).
² Jeep’s documents disagree: 43.1° (website) vs 41.8° (same website).
³ Jeep’s documents disagree: 21.4° (website) vs 22.3° (same website).
⁴ Jeep’s documents disagree: 27.7° (website) vs 31.3° (same website).

A dash means the maker’s documents we have don’t give that number for that configuration, and a column with no number for any configuration of the year isn’t shown. “Door label” means the maker prints it only on each vehicle’s certification label, and “not published” that the maker doesn’t print it, or points elsewhere. “Up to” is a ceiling the maker prints over several configurations; a range is the maker’s own, printed across the grades of that configuration.

02 / What changed

New for 2005

The 2005 Wrangler against the 2004, the previous model year we hold. Only what Jeep’s documents show: nothing here is inferred.

Added: 12 configurations (SE 2.4L 6-speed manual, SE 4.0L 4-speed automatic, X 4.0L 6-speed manual, X 4.0L 4-speed automatic, Sport 4.0L 6-speed manual and 7 more).
Dropped: 5 configurations (SE engine n/s transmission n/s, Sport engine n/s transmission n/s, Sahara engine n/s transmission n/s, Rubicon engine n/s transmission n/s and Unlimited engine n/s transmission n/s).
Curb weight: 3,231–3,730 lb (2004: 3,234–3,717 lb).
Length: 148.0–167.0 in (2004: 148.0 in).

03 / Tires

2005 Wrangler stock tire sizes

The tire sizes Jeep fits at the factory in 2005, the standard ones first.

2005 Jeep Wrangler stock tire sizes, with the configurations they are fitted to
Tire size	Wheel	Diameternominal
P215/75R15Standard: X, SE	15 in	27.7 in
P225/75R15Standard: Sport	15 in	28.3 in
LT30x9.5R15Standard: Unlimited	15 in	30.0 in
LT245/75R16Standard: Rubicon, Unlimited Rubicon	16 in	30.5 in

Wrangler tire sizes, with wheel specs and what bigger tires change

04 / Sources

The 2005 documents

2 documents behind the 2005 Wrangler’s figures. The maker’s own come first; a third-party page fills in only a number the maker doesn’t publish, and wears its own mark.

Documents last checked Oct 9, 2026. How we read them and what the marks mean: how we source the numbers. A figure doesn’t match its document? Report a wrong number.

These are Jeep’s published figures for the models it describes, not a weighbridge or a tape measure; your own vehicle’s options change them. Found a figure that doesn’t match the document? Tell us.