A Rod End is essentially a Spherical Plain Bearing held inside housing. The eye-shaped housing head is attached to a shank which has a thread.Rod ends consist of an eye-shaped head with integral shank forming a housing and a standard spherical plain bearing, or a spherical plain bearing inner ring, or a spherical plain bearing inner ring and a sliding layer between the bore of the head and the inner ring. As a rule, rod ends are available with left or right-hand female or male threads.