Model year 2008 · D40 (2005–2021)

2008 Nissan Frontier specs

The 2008 Nissan Frontier tows 3,500–6,500 lb, carries 964–1,593 lb of payload, weighs 3,668–4,552 lb at the curb and measures 205.5–219.4 in long, by configuration, per Nissan’s own documents.

We hold 26 configurations of the 2008 Frontier, and Nissan gives a figure for every one.

Retail configurations: 26
Documents: 4

2008 NISMO King Cab 4x4 4.0L V6 6MT, drawn to scale from its published dimensions.

01 / Configurations

Every 2008 Frontier configuration

26 retail configurations sold in 2008, each with the figures Nissan publishes for it. A number a factory package raises shows under the configuration’s own. Nissan gives figures for weights, dimensions, towing and clearance and angles.

200826 configurations

2008 Nissan Frontier D40: every configuration with its numbers
Configuration	Rear diff	Approach	Breakover	Departure	Max towing	Max payload	Curb weight	Tires
XE King Cab 4x2 2.5L I4 5MT	8.7–10.1 in	27.8°	18.0–20.6°	21.0°	3,500 lb	1,008 lb	3,668 lb	P235/75R15
SE King Cab 4x2 2.5L I4 5MT	8.7–10.1 in	27.8°	18.0–20.6°	21.0°	3,500 lb	970 lb	3,704 lb	P265/70R16
SE King Cab 4x2 2.5L I4 5AT	8.7–10.1 in	27.8°	18.0–20.6°	21.0°	3,500 lb	964 lb	3,722 lb	P265/70R16
SE King Cab 4x2 4.0L V6 6MT	8.7–10.1 in	30.5°	18.0–20.6°	22.1°	6,500 lb	1,593 lb	4,133 lb	P265/70R16
SE King Cab 4x2 4.0L V6 5AT	8.7–10.1 in	30.5°	18.0–20.6°	22.1°	6,500 lb	1,440 lb	4,148 lb	P265/70R16
SE King Cab 4x4 4.0L V6 6MT	8.7–10.1 in	31.5°	18.0–20.6°	22.6°	6,300 lb	1,387 lb	4,302 lb	P265/70R16
SE King Cab 4x4 4.0L V6 5AT	8.7–10.1 in	31.5°	18.0–20.6°	22.6°	6,300 lb	1,371 lb	4,317 lb	P265/70R16
SE Crew Cab 4x2 4.0L V6 6MT	up to 10.1 in	30.5°	19.5–20.6°	22.1°	6,300 lb	1,427 lb	4,221 lb	P265/70R16
SE Crew Cab 4x2 4.0L V6 5AT	up to 10.1 in	30.5°	19.5–20.6°	22.1°	6,300 lb	1,446 lb	4,278 lb	P265/70R16
SE Crew Cab 4x4 4.0L V6 6MT	up to 10.1 in	31.5°	19.5–20.6°	22.6°	6,100 lb	1,222 lb	4,443 lb	P265/70R16
SE Crew Cab 4x4 4.0L V6 5AT	up to 10.1 in	31.5°	19.5–20.6°	22.6°	6,100 lb	1,356 lb	4,458 lb	P265/70R16
SE Crew Cab Long Bed 4x2 4.0L V6 6MT	up to 10.1 in	30.5°	19.5–20.6°	22.1°	6,300 lb	1,372 lb	4,316 lb	P265/70R16
SE Crew Cab Long Bed 4x2 4.0L V6 5AT	up to 10.1 in	30.5°	19.5–20.6°	22.1°	6,300 lb	1,397 lb	4,331 lb	P265/70R16
SE Crew Cab Long Bed 4x4 4.0L V6 6MT	up to 10.1 in	31.5°	19.5–20.6°	22.6°	6,100 lb	1,133 lb	4,531 lb	P265/70R16
SE Crew Cab Long Bed 4x4 4.0L V6 5AT	up to 10.1 in	31.5°	19.5–20.6°	22.6°	6,100 lb	1,267 lb	4,547 lb	P265/70R16
LE King Cab 4x2 4.0L V6 5AT	8.7–10.1 in	30.5°	18.0–20.6°	22.1°	6,500 lb	1,405 lb	4,183 lb	P265/65R17
LE King Cab 4x4 4.0L V6 5AT	8.7–10.1 in	31.5°	18.0–20.6°	22.6°	6,300 lb	1,337 lb	4,352 lb	P265/65R17
LE Crew Cab 4x2 4.0L V6 5AT	up to 10.1 in	30.5°	19.5–20.6°	22.1°	6,300 lb	1,438 lb	4,278 lb	P265/65R17
LE Crew Cab 4x4 4.0L V6 5AT	up to 10.1 in	31.5°	19.5–20.6°	22.6°	6,100 lb	1,356 lb	4,458 lb	P265/65R17
LE Crew Cab Long Bed 4x2 4.0L V6 5AT	up to 10.1 in	30.5°	19.5–20.6°	22.1°	6,300 lb	1,365 lb	4,364 lb	P265/65R17
LE Crew Cab Long Bed 4x4 4.0L V6 5AT	up to 10.1 in	31.5°	19.5–20.6°	22.6°	6,100 lb	1,262 lb	4,552 lb	P265/65R17
NISMO King Cab 4x2 4.0L V6 5AT	8.7–10.1 in	31.5°	18.0–20.6°	22.6°	6,500 lb	1,429 lb	4,170 lb	P265/75R16
NISMO King Cab 4x4 4.0L V6 6MT	8.7–10.1 in	32.6°	18.0–20.6°	23.3°	6,300 lb	1,271 lb	4,327 lb	P265/75R16
NISMO King Cab 4x4 4.0L V6 5AT	8.7–10.1 in	32.6°	18.0–20.6°	23.3°	6,300 lb	1,256 lb	4,343 lb	P265/75R16
NISMO Crew Cab 4x2 4.0L V6 5AT	up to 10.1 in	31.5°	19.5–20.6°	22.6°	6,300 lb	1,297 lb	4,302 lb	P265/75R16
NISMO Crew Cab 4x4 4.0L V6 5AT	up to 10.1 in	32.6°	19.5–20.6°	23.3°	6,100 lb	1,111 lb	4,488 lb	P265/75R16

MakerSources: 2008 Nissan Frontier King Cab Specifications (nissanusa.com) · 2008 Nissan Frontier Crew Cab Specifications (nissanusa.com)

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 Frontier against the 2007, the previous model year we hold. Only what Nissan’s documents show: nothing here is inferred.

Added: 2 configurations (SE King Cab 4x2 2.5L I4 5MT and SE King Cab 4x2 2.5L I4 5AT).
Dropped: 1 configuration (XE King Cab 4x2 2.5L I4 5AT).
Payload: 964–1,593 lb (2007: 994–1,552 lb).
Curb weight: 3,668–4,552 lb (2007: 3,675–4,558 lb).
Same range as the 2007: towing and length.
Payload differs on 22 of 22 configurations sold in both years: −114 to +41 lb.
Curb weight differs on 24 of 24 configurations sold in both years: −14 to +46 lb.

03 / Tires

2008 Frontier stock tire sizes

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

2008 Nissan Frontier stock tire sizes, with the configurations they are fitted to
Tire size	Wheel	Diameternominal
P235/75R15Standard: XE	15 in	28.9 in
P265/70R16Standard: SE	16 in	30.6 in
P265/75R16Standard: NISMO	16 in	31.6 in
P265/65R17Standard: LE	17 in	30.6 in

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

04 / Sources

The 2008 documents

4 documents behind the 2008 Frontier’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 Nissan’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.