Model year 2008 · JK (2007–2018)

2008 Jeep Wrangler specs

The 2008 Jeep Wrangler tows 1,000–3,500 lb, carries 1,000 lb of payload, has 10.5 in of ground clearance, weighs 3,782–4,268 lb at the curb and measures 155.9–173.2 in long, by configuration, per Jeep’s own documents.

We hold 17 configurations of the 2008 Wrangler, and Jeep gives a figure for every one.

Retail configurations: 17
Documents: 3

2008 Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon 3.8L manual, drawn to scale from its published dimensions.

01 / Configurations

Every 2008 Wrangler configuration

17 retail configurations sold in 2008, 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.

200817 configurations

2008 Jeep Wrangler JK: every configuration with its numbers
Configuration	Ground clearance	Approach	Breakover	Departure	Max towing	Max payload	Curb weight	Tires
X 3.8L manual	—	—	—	—	1,000 lb2,000 lb¹	1,000 lb	3,782 lb	P225/75R16
X 3.8L automatic	—	—	—	—	2,000 lb	1,000 lb	3,782 lb	P225/75R16
Unlimited X 3.8L manual	—	—	—	—	1,000 lb3,500 lb¹	1,000 lb	4,180 lb	P225/75R16
Unlimited X 3.8L automatic	—	—	—	—	3,500 lb	1,000 lb	4,180 lb	P225/75R16
Unlimited X 3.8L manual 4x2	—	—	—	—	1,000 lb3,500 lb¹	1,000 lb	3,976 lb	P225/75R16
Unlimited X 3.8L automatic 4x2	—	—	—	—	3,500 lb	1,000 lb	3,976 lb	P225/75R16
Sahara 3.8L manual	—	—	—	—	1,000 lb2,000 lb¹	—	4,087 lb	P255/70R18
Sahara 3.8L automatic	—	—	—	—	2,000 lb	—	4,087 lb	P255/70R18
Unlimited Sahara 3.8L manual	—	—	—	—	1,000 lb3,500 lb¹	—	4,268 lb	P255/70R18
Unlimited Sahara 3.8L automatic	—	—	—	—	3,500 lb	—	4,268 lb	P255/70R18
Unlimited Sahara 3.8L manual 4x2	—	—	—	—	1,000 lb3,500 lb¹	—	—	P255/70R18
Unlimited Sahara 3.8L automatic 4x2	—	—	—	—	3,500 lb	—	—	P255/70R18
Rubicon 3.8L manual	10.5 in	44.3°	25.3°	40.4°	2,000 lb	—	4,087 lb	LT255/75R17
Rubicon 3.8L automatic	10.5 in	44.3°	25.3°	40.4°	2,000 lb	—	4,087 lb	LT255/75R17
Unlimited Rubicon 3.8L manual	10.5 in	44.4°	20.8°	40.5°	3,500 lb	—	4,268 lb	LT255/75R17
Unlimited Rubicon 3.8L automatic	10.5 in	44.4°	20.8°	40.5°	3,500 lb	—	4,268 lb	LT255/75R17
RHD 3.8L automatic	—	—	—	—	1,000 lb2,000 lb²	—	—	P245/75R16

MakerSources: 2008 Jeep Wrangler Owner's Manual (2nd edition) · 2008 Jeep Wrangler catalog (jeep.com/en/pdf/2008_wrangler.pdf) · Canadian Vehicle Specifications, 2008 Jeep Wrangler (NHTSA vPIC GetCanadianVehicleSpecifications, metric)

¹ With the 3.73 axle ratio (optional): the maker’s figure for the configuration with that factory option.
² With the Trailer Tow Group (Class II receiver hitch): the maker’s figure for the configuration with that factory option.

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 2008

The 2008 Wrangler against the 2007, the previous model year we hold. Only what Jeep’s documents show: nothing here is inferred.

Added: 1 configuration (RHD 3.8L automatic).
Curb weight: 3,782–4,268 lb (2007: 3,761–4,268 lb).
Length: 155.9–173.2 in (2007: 152.8–173.4 in).
Same range as the 2007: towing.
Curb weight differs on 8 of 12 configurations sold in both years: −18 to +136 lb.
Length differs on 12 of 12 configurations sold in both years: −0.2 to +3.1 in.

03 / Tires

2008 Wrangler stock tire sizes

The tire sizes Jeep fits at the factory in 2008, the standard ones first.

2008 Jeep Wrangler stock tire sizes, with the configurations they are fitted to
Tire size	Wheel	Diameternominal
P225/75R16Standard: X	16 in	29.3 in
P245/75R16Standard: Right-Hand Drive; X with the S package (X S / Sport S)	16 in	30.5 in
LT255/75R17Standard: Rubicon	17 in	32.1 in
P255/70R18Standard: Sahara	18 in	32.1 in

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

04 / Sources

The 2008 documents

3 documents behind the 2008 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.