When was the last time you saw a “stanced” E39? Better yet, when was the last time you saw one rocking 13″ wide wheels with negative offsets? If you’re like us, the answer to the first question is that “it’s been a while”, and to the second question..well, never. What’s going to be even more surprising to you is that this bad boy comes to us all the way from Ukraine! It belongs to a guy by the name of Pavel Kravchenko who is eager to hear what rest of the world thinks of his E39! To us it’s definitely one of the nicest E39’s that we’ve seen in a while. Perhaps, it’s the dopest one we’ve seen in recent times, agree?
Photos By: Xima exclusively for StanceNation.com
Pavel also takes the cake for having the most miles on his car. Odometer currently shows 478,000 miles to be exact, though the new setup only has 10,000 miles on it. Under the hood sits a vf-supercharger pushing 415 HP, Alpina intake manifold, M5 LSD 3.15 and a Magnaflow muffler that gives the car just what it needed. At wide open throttle the combination of the Magnaflows and the VF-SC will literally wake the dead up. But enough about that. Take a look at how well this E39 sits!
With the help of Weitec Hicon GT Coilovers and some super aggressive OZ Futura, you can feel this presence of this E39. Before he did any fender work, Pavel got in touch with Felgen Garage out of Germany who were able to provide him with a set of those OZ Fuituras in 18×10 & 18×12.25. He eventually ended up redoing the wheels where they now sit fresh and clean at 18×10 (2) in the front and 18×13 (-5) in the rears. Front tires are 245/35/18 while the rears are 265/35/18’s! As crazy as that sounds, it gets even crazier. When Pavel mounted the wheels on they were sticking out almost 6″ past the fenders in the rear. 6″ is not something you can just “pull” which meant it was time for some body work. He ended up cutting them in 5 places, bending and pulling them out than welding them. No bondo, no weld-ons and no over-fenders. Hit the Read More button for more photos of this beast!
It actually took a bit more than just fender work to make these puppies fit. A touch of camber, some stretched tires, and a nice drop was a must. Pavel also spent some time working on other parts of his suspension such as installing Weichers strut bar, Eibach Anti-Roll kit and Beastpower rear sway bar brackets. The overall look of this thing is just deadly, check out these shots below.
Other small touches that were added was a complete M5 cluster and custom fog lights with air intakes. He finished the car off with a fresh coat of paint and called it a day. When we asked Pavel what he has lined up in the future for this beast, he told us that there is still quite a few things that need to be done. He wants the front end a bit closer to the ground so he’ll be putting on a Alpina lip, dropping the car another centimeter, and of course a new set of wheels that will be slightly more aggressive than the current ones. You can also expect Pavel to spend more time under the hood raising those horsepower numbers dramatically. Be on the lookout for that very soon!
We’ll end this feature with a huge thank you to Xima for shooting Pavel’s ride for us and of course Pavel himself. It’s seriously an honor to be able to show you guys cars from all over the world, can’t stress it enough. It may take plenty of time and effort, but it’s all worth it in the end! Big shout out to all of our Ukranian fans for your support! We’ll be seeing you all on our forums and our facebook!
